THREE police officers ended up in hospital after Holy Communion turned into a religious riot in East Timor, Indonesia.
Seven others were injured and several police stations were damaged in the clash.
Cops were forced to fire warning shots when furious Roman Catholic worshippers turned into a rock-throwing mob after a Protestant man refused to eat a Communion wafer during Mass, police said.
The Catholic congregation took offence following the service at the Imaculata Cathedral in Atambua.