Police evacuate Ahmadiyah followers amid threat from hardliners
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi | Sun, 01/30/2011 12:42 PM | Archipelago
South Sulawesi Police use force to evacuate around 40 Ahmadiyah followers from their mosque on Jl. Anuang, Makassar amid heightened tension in the vicinity with the presence of hardline group.
Police officers broke into the mosque's locked door at 9:15 p.m. local time and took out all the members, including 25 women and 11 children. They were taken to Makassar Police using two vans and one truck.
Some Ahmadiyah members reportedly managed to flee using backdoor.