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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 have been on the rampage for the past week
![]() A cruciified doll: The Dayaks' stark message to the settlers
![]() The violence aims to force the migrants out
![]() Signs of the settlers' relative prosperity provoke rage
![]() Thousands of terrified people are fleeing
![]() These have escaped, but many more remain on Borneo
![]() So far, Dayaks have acted with impunity as the police look on
![]() The attacks reveal long-suppressed ethnic tensions
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