JAKARTA -- Indonesian stocks fell 2.27%, the rupiah weakened to a four-week low and government meetings were canceled on Friday as violent protests continued in Jakarta and other cities following demonstrations the previous day during which a motorcycle taxi driver was killed after being hit by a police vehicle.
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Indonesian markets, government rattled after deadly Jakarta protest
President Prabowo issues video statement in bid to calm situation as unrest continues
Riot police fire tear gas toward demonstrators during a clash outside the Jakarta riot police headquarters on Friday, a day after a motorcycle taxi driver died after being run over by a police tactical vehicle during Thursday's protest on a number of issues in the Indonesian capital. © Reuters
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