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WEST JAVA, Indonesia – Witnesses said dozens of people on motorcycles roared up to an Ahmadiyah mosque in Babakan Sindang hamlet, Tasikmalaya, early Sunday (May 5th) and threw rocks at it before torching it, local media reported.
They also cut off the mosque's electricity and threw rocks at nearby homes, The Jakarta Post reported.
In recent years, dozens of Ahmadiyah mosques and training facilities have been attacked by hardliners, Kompas.com reported.
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