Hundreds die in accidents in 1995<\/p>\n
PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A total of 1,200 traffic accidents
\noccurred in the region in the past year, killing 889 people and
\ninjuring 1,744 others, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
Police chief Maj. Gen. M. Arief Tawil said here on Sunday that
\nthe number of traffic accidents in 1995 increased by 3.35 percent
\nover the 1,164 cases reported in 1994.<\/p>\n
Tawil said that police handled some 82 percent of the total
\nnumber of accidents. Police also solved all of the 114,501
\ntraffic violation cases.<\/p>\n
Tawil also spoke of the plan to launch operations to guard the
\nobservance of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan and the
\nfestivities of the Idul Fitri holiday.<\/p>\n
\"The operations are needed to ensure the safety of those who
\nobserve the holy month,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The agency also reported that the Palembang police have, in
\nthe past year, arrested 10 people for possessing and trafficking
\ndrugs and confiscated 54 kilograms of marijuana. (swe)<\/p>",
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