"The weapons seized include catapults, marbles, and molotov cocktails," said Suhardi Alius, the Deputy Chief of the Jakarta Police, here on Monday.
"The four people violated the law and were therefore arrested," he told the press in front of the US embassy.
The protest turned violent when a number of demonstrators started throwing stones at the US embassy building, which was tightly guarded by police officers. As a result, seven police officers and several civilians sustained injuries.
Among the protesters were hundreds of members of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and Indonesian Muslim Front (FUI).
The demonstration started at around 2 pm local time and continued until 5pm. Although the protest was peaceful towards the end, several demonstrators refused to leave the spot and demanded that they be allowed to speak with the US embassy representatives in Jakarta, so they could express their concerns about the film deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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