Papua protests: At least 16 people dead in burned buildings bbc.com

The day of violence come after a period of relative calm in the region, which had last month been rocked by mass demonstrations in response to claims of racism.

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The previous protests stemmed from an incident where nationalist groups accused Papuan university students in Surabaya of damaging an Indonesian flag during Independence Day celebrations.

The groups had goaded the students, calling them "monkeys", "pigs" and "dogs".