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In May 1998 there was a riot in Jakarta, Indonesia, in which about 1,500 people died and 4,000 buildings were damaged, burned, or totally destroyed. The riot began in the morning of May 13 and was finally quelled by the military on May 15. The riot spread all through Jakarta where the most severe damage was in the west, central, east, and north districts.