Malay conservatives welcomed the MCA's move, feeling an UMNO- and Malay-dominated government would better serve their purposes. UMNO held its own rally, which soon became a riot, on 13 May. This would later be euphemistically labelled as the "13 May Incident". UMNO supporters gathered at Harun's house on the evening of 13 May, where the rally was due to start, with many brandishing parangs (machetes) and other weapons after hearing the Chinese was insulting Malay and killed a few Malay passer-by and motorists and looted Malay stores and destroyed their homes. Some leaders condemned the "insults" of the "infidels" at the previous victory parades, calling the counter-rally a means "to protect Malay dignity" . Soon, the crowd began attacking Chinese who is also armed with bat and machetes and ready to charge. The rioting spread, and, despite the military being called in, continued for another two days.