At least six people were killed when hundreds of Muslims clashed with followers of an Ahmadiyah Islamic minority sect in Indonesia's West Java province of Banten on Sunday, the state-run media said.
The incident took place when more than 1,000 anti-Ahmadiyah protesters picketed the residence of the Ahmadiyah leader in Cikesik sub-district of Pandeglang regency, demanding the minority sect stop practicing their faith, a call rejected by members of the minority sect.
.... Attacks on members of Ahmadiyah have been on the rise since the government authorities issued a decree in 2008 ordering followers of the sect to stop their activity and return to mainstream Islam, or face imprisonment. [Monsters and Critics] Read more [via National Secular Society]
