FPI seek to cross to Bali to disperse Miss World

Around 100 members of the hard-line group Islam Defenders Front (FPI) massed in Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Saturday, seeking to cross to the island of Bali to disperse the 2013 Miss World pageant.

“Are you ready for jihad? Are you ready to clean Bali of sin?”  crowd was asked during the previous protest.

 

The group walked to Katapang from Banyuwangi Baru station, which is located 100 meters from the port. However, they were blocked by hundreds of Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers who were on standby at the main gate of the port.

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