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Supporters of Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Islam Defenders Front, display a flag bearing his image during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Hundreds of protesters marched in Indonesia's capital on Friday to demand the release of the firebrand cleric who is in police custody on accusation of inciting people to breach pandemic restrictions and ignoring measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 by holding several events, and justice for his six followers who were killed in a shootout with the police. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Protesters in Indonesia demand release of firebrand cleric

By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, Indonesian Islamic cleric and the leader of Islamic Defenders Front Rizieq Shihab, center, gestures to his followers as he arrives from Saudi Arabia in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Officers early Monday fatally shot six suspected followers of the Islamic Defenders Front, police said. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Indonesian police kill 6 supporters of firebrand cleric

By EDNA TARIGAN - Associated Press

Indonesian Islamic cleric and the leader of Islamic Defenders Front Rizieq Shihab, center, gestures to his followers upon arrival from Saudi Arabia in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Thousands of followers of the firebrand cleric joyfully welcomed him at an the airport as he returned home from a 3-year exile in Saudi Arabia after criminal charges including a pornography case were dropped. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Firebrand Indonesian cleric returns from 3-year Saudi exile

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press