Gun blows up inside trousers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A man was accidentally shot and wounded in his
\nleft thigh and right arm at a mall in Depok on Wednesday morning
\nafter an FN 42 gun belonging to his Army friend accidentally blew
\nup inside the pocket of his trousers.<\/p>\n
The man was identified as Benny Erlawan, 23, of Kalimati area
\nin West Jakarta. The incident itself took place at about 2:50
\na.m., in front of the closed Monggo Mas shop in Depok Mall, south
\nof here.<\/p>\n
Police said the gun belonged to a friend of the victim, Second
\nSgt. Heri Rudiyanto, from the Army Strategic Reserves Command
\n(Kostrad).<\/p>\n
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis stated that the
\nmotive of the illegal lending of the lethal weapon from a
\nserviceman to a civilian was still under investigation.<\/p>\n
\"The gun was temporarily entrusted to the victim, who then put
\nit inside his pocket.<\/p>\n
When he was about to sit down, the gun accidentally blew up,\"
\nLubis said.<\/p>\n
According to Lubis, the green beret Kostrad member could face
\ncharges for breaching military discipline.<\/p>\n
Lubis insisted that guns for military and police members are
\njust like (other) wedded wives and therefore should be carefully
\nhandled and not easily handed over to other people.<\/p>\n
\"But it's still unclear on what purpose the gun was entrusted
\nto the victim,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The serviceman, he said, was not at the scene when the
\naccident occurred but surrendered himself to a nearby police
\nstation for accountability. (emf)<\/p>",
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