Hundreds of rioters protesting against the execution of three Christians have torched buildings in Indonesia. The mob has also attacked a prison in West Timor and 200 inmates have escaped. The executed Christians - Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Silva and Marianus Riwu - were convicted of leading Christian militias when sectarian violence in Sulawesi took more than 1,000 lives five years ago. The three were born on the island of Flores in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, where most people are Christian. The town of Atambua, on West Timor's border with East Timor, is also within the province. Stone throwing mobs there have attacked the state prosecutor's office and set alight the home of the chief prosecutor. Police posts and shops have also been targeted by the violent mobs. Mobs have also torched government buildings in Central Sulawesi.
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