Motive not yet clear in nightclub murder of Indonesian environmental activist

Mongabay
By Philip JacobsonMay 23, 2015, 10:39 am253 pts
An Indonesian activist who opposed unbridled oil palm expansion was stabbed to death by a group of men before dawn this morning outside a nightclub in South Jakarta. Whether the attack was related to his activism or the spontaneous result of a barroom brawl is not yet clear. But Indonesian media are reporting…

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