Pesantren director apologises for alleged violence by students

Following shootings in Solo, Islamic educators in Central and East Java say "there is no justification for jihad with violence"

By Yenny Herawati in Solo and Michael Watopa in Surabaya for Khabar Southeast Asia

September 15, 2012

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