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Fears of a New Surge of Red Terror in Indonesia (Evening Post, 11 October 1965)
Evening Post (Wellington), 11 Oct 1965, AAP-Reuter/AP/NZPA report: mass arrests of Communists in Jakarta (about 1,500 detained in a week, 2,000 in Java) and fears of a Communist counter-terror. A Muslim mob ransacked a suburban Gerwani office, destroying files and furniture. Saura Islam alleges Communist women tried to kidnap Muslim women.
Evening Post (Wellington), 11 Okt 1965, laporan AAP-Reuter/AP/NZPA: penangkapan massal komunis di Jakarta (sekitar 1.500 ditahan seminggu, 2.000 di Jawa) dan kekhawatiran teror balasan komunis. Massa Muslim menggeledah kantor Gerwani di pinggiran kota, merusak arsip dan perabot. Saura Islam menuduh perempuan komunis mencoba menculik perempuan Muslim.
“'A mob of Indonesian Moslems ransacked a suburban office of the Communist women's organisation, Gerwani, here yesterday ... destroyed files and burned some of the office furniture.'”
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