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Monday, 26 February, 2001, 15:27 GMT
In pictures: Borneo violence
Thousands of Indonesian troops have been sent to the island of Borneo to quell ethnic violence that has so far left nearly 300 people dead. But gangs of indigenous Dayaks show no sign of stopping their campaign against Madurese settlers.

Dayaks roan streets of Sampit
Dayaks have been on the rampage for the past week

Doll a spear erected as warning to Madurese
A cruciified doll: The Dayaks' stark message to the settlers

Dayaks burn Madurese carts and pedicabs
The violence aims to force the migrants out

Dayaks smash and loot shops in Plangkayara
Signs of the settlers' relative prosperity provoke rage

Refuges evacuated from Sampit
Thousands of terrified people are fleeing

Madurese refugees disembark in East Java
These have escaped, but many more remain on Borneo

A Dayak walks past Indonesian police
So far, Dayaks have acted with impunity as the police look on

Indonesians pass a burning Madurese house
The attacks reveal long-suppressed ethnic tensions
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