Indonesian police fire warning shots on anti-government protesters
Indonesian police have fired warning shots and tear gas as about 3,000 protesters stormed the gates of Indonesia's parliament.
In the biggest demonstration yet against President Abdurrahman Wahid, demonstrators demanded that he quit over a series of financial and political scandals.
Riot police carrying batons and shields pushed the demonstrators onto a road after the crowd tried to break through the main gates.
No one was injured.
"Wahid has had his chance and failed," says student Dambung Tien. "We need a new president who will really reform this country."
Mr Wahid has ignored a summons to face an inquiry by lawmakers, agreeing instead to answer their questions at the presidential palace at a later date.
The president has been criticized for his failure to curb corruption, prosecute key figures in Indonesia's former authoritarian regime and fix the ailing economy.
He is also under rising pressure to resign over his alleged involvement in two financial scandals.
