Gun make could hold answer to mysterious gunfire<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police are still trying to identify the type of
\ngun used in the shots fired at a five-star hotel and a bank
\nbuilding.<\/p>\n
City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo told reporters here
\nyesterday that ballistics experts at the National Police Forensic
\nLaboratory had not yet completed their examination of the three
\ncartridges found.<\/p>\n
The cartridges were found on Jl. Teluk Betung, several hundred
\nmeters from the two buildings, police sources said.<\/p>\n
A senior officer, who requested anonymity, said that the
\ncartridges were being studied to determine the type and caliber
\nof the gun.<\/p>\n
Forensic experts have already spent more than two days
\nexamining the cartridges. However, many believe the identity of
\nthe gun owner is preventing the police from disclosing any of
\ntheir findings.<\/p>\n
Col. M.A. Erwin of the forensics laboratory declined to
\ncomment, saying only that the lab facilities were some of the
\nmost sophisticated in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
Earlier reports of a long-barrel rifle being used has led to
\nspeculation that Armed Forces personnel may have been involved.
\nDibyo had no comment.<\/p>\n
The chief of the Armed Forces faction in the House of
\nRepresentatives has called for a thorough investigation into the
\nincident.<\/p>\n
Attention<\/p>\n
The incident deserves special attention for its \"serious\"
\nimplications, faction chief Maj. Gen. Suparman Achmad said.<\/p>\n
The fact that \"ABRI has a complete list of its rifles\" should
\nhelp police determine if the rifle is ABRI-issued, Suparman said.
\nHowever, he added, the motive might be more difficult to
\nascertain.<\/p>\n
The shots were fired at two separate rooms of a five-star
\nhotel on Jl. Karet Pasar Baru Timur at around 6 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n
Around the same time, an office on the 27th floor of the Bank
\nBumi Daya headquarters on Jl. Imam Bonjol was also fired on.<\/p>\n
There were no fatalities reported in the shooting, which some
\nsay was meant to disrupt the Saturday wedding reception of movie
\nstar Ongky Alexander Harianto and corporate executive Paula
\nAyustina Saroinsong.<\/p>\n
Paula, employed at a company run by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana,
\nhas an office on the 23rd floor of the bank headquarters.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Ongky received heavy media coverage in connection
\nwith a land scam involving millions of rupiah. He was found not
\nguilty. (bsr)<\/p>",
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