A major church in Papua province has accused the Indonesian military of burning Bibles prior to the riot that broke out in the provincial capital city of Jayapura last month.
According to Radio New Zealand, the riot occurred in Jayapura in late May when people heard that Bibles were being burnt at a local military barracks. Soldiers managing a local facility have reportedly burnt a number of materials as part of a routine clean-up. The police stated at the time that the soldiers circulated photos of the burned materials that included a book on theology with an annotated text saying “this is not the Bible.”
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