Inter-village brawl death toll rises to 11<\/p>\n
LUWU, South Sulawesi (JP): The number of dead victims in a
\nbrawl between residents of the neighboring villages of Bonto
\nKarya and Padang Subur in Ponrang district, Luwu regency, some
\n430 kilometers north of Makassar, has increased to 11 following
\nthe discovery of two more bodies on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Luwu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Anjaya told reporters that
\nseven of the bodies were found at the village of Padang Subur,
\nwhile the other four were at Bonto Karya.<\/p>\n
The fatalities were identified as Laming, Boris, Edmund, Kiki,
\nAbbas, Marten, Iwan, Kasdin, Nawir and Sgt. Maj. (ret) Rante,
\nwhile the remaining victim was yet to be identified.<\/p>\n
Besides the fatalities, Luwu Police also recorded 19 people
\ninjured and 73 houses burned during a brawl that erupted early on
\nWednesday morning.<\/p>\n
Following the fierce brawl, five elementary schools and one
\njunior high school in the area were closed last Thursday and will
\nremain shut until the situation returns to normal.<\/p>\n
The brawl has also forced residents of both the disputing
\nvillages to flee their homes. Some 800 refugees have now taken
\nshelter at Bupon Police Subprecinct Office, Ponrang Military
\nDistrict office and Ponrang District Administration Office in the
\nneighboring town of Palopo, while another 2,000 refugees are
\ncurrently sheltering on the outskirts of Palopo.<\/p>\n
Anjaya said that the police had arrested and questioned nine
\npeople, who were believed to have been involved in inflaming the
\nsituation. (27\/imn)<\/p>",
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