'Becak' drivers attack officers<\/p>\n
A fight broke on Thursday between North Jakarta public order
\nofficers and around 200 becak (pedicab) drivers in Sungai Bambu
\nsubdistrict in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The clash at midday left a car destroyed by fire and another
\ncar damaged, while three officers were injured.<\/p>\n
\"The public officers were doing their routine job to raid
\nbecak drivers but some drivers opposed the raid so the clash
\nbroke out,\" said Raya Siahaan, head of the City Social
\nDisturbances Monitoring Center.<\/p>\n
The incident began when around 100 public order officers were
\nraiding becak on Jl. Gadang, Jl. Pelita and Jl. Tawes in Sungai
\nBambu subdistrict and were confronted by around 200 becak
\ndrivers.<\/p>\n
No fatalities were reported during the one-hour incident.<\/p>\n
Three officers -- Dian Syafril, Purwanto and Noval -- were
\ntaken to hospital. There no reported injuries among the becak
\ndrivers.<\/p>\n
North Jakarta police chief, Sr. Comr. Andi Chaerudin, said
\npolice had been deployed to the scene after the brawl erupted.<\/p>\n
\"The condition has returned to normal,\" Andi said.<\/p>\n
He said police were yet to detain any suspects in the
\nincident. However, he said police would continue to investigate.<\/p>\n
\"The damaged car belonging to the public order office was
\ntaken to the North Jakarta police headquarter as evidence,\" he
\nsaid. --JP<\/p>",
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