AP PHOTOS: Indonesia expects biggest-ever Eid homecoming, a mass movement of over 190 million people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) —
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JAKARTA — Aditya Nugraha, a 21-year-old Indonesian, was travelling from the capital city of Jakarta to his hometown of Palembang on Sumatra island, over 500 km away, to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr this week.
Mangantar Simon Hutagalung is a former Indonesian Foreign Ministry official.
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