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Muslim Group Agrees to Disperse Mass Gathering in Indonesia

Eva Mazrieva

   WASHINGTON - Organizers of a Muslim missionary event in Indonesia on
   Wednesday agreed to disperse more than 8,000 attendees who had gathered
   for a five-day event even as governments worldwide attempted to slow
   the spread of the coronavirus by limiting the size of public gatherings
   or canceling them.

   People began arriving in the Gowa district of South Sulawesi over the
   weekend for the World Meeting of Asian Zone Muslims at the Darul Ulum
   Islamic school. The attendees included about 400 people from outside
   Indonesia.

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