Indonesia has defended its bloody crackdown on protesters seeking higher compensation for land on Bintan Island, where Singaporeans hold the lion's share of investments, reports said yesterday.

昨天有报道称，印度尼西亚为其镇压抗议者的残暴行为进行辩护，这些抗议者要求提高宾坦岛的土地赔偿金额，而新加坡拥有此岛的最大投资份额。

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Unconfirmed reports said that at least six people had been killed.

未经证实的报道称至少有六人丧生。

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Reports said dozens of others have been injured.

报道称，轰炸造成几十名难民受伤。

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News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine explosive material to pull the oxygen out of the fire.

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First reports said he had a heart attack, but later tests showed many drugs in his body.

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Reports said the amount was about twenty thousand dollars.

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The team held meetings with the police and senior administration officials in the district, reports said.

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Recent reports said that party leaders wanted someone other than Palin to head the 2012 ticket.

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