No confirmation of attack on tourists<\/p>\n
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The German Embassy in Jakarta said on Monday it had found no
\nconfirmation about media reports that two German tourists were
\nrecently received an unprovoked beating in Mataram, West Nusa
\nTenggara province.<\/p>\n
First Secretary for Public and Cultural Affairs Hendrik
\nBarkeling said he had contacted representatives in Bali and
\nLombok, but no evidence was collected.<\/p>\n
\"Until now we don't have anything confirmed. But we still keep
\non continuing the inquiry,\" Barkeling told The Jakarta Post by
\ntelephone here.<\/p>\n
He said his staff in Bali and Lombok had done their best to
\ninquire about the alleged attack on the German tourists but,
\n\"They were unable to obtain either their identity or report if
\nthe tourists were hospitalized. It is very, very unclear.\"<\/p>\n
Barkeling was commenting on the report that two German
\ntourists were beaten after apparently being mistaken for
\nAmericans by a group of local Muslims.<\/p>\n
Putu Aria Tusan, a worker at the local association of tour and
\ntravel agencies, said earlier the two Germans were hit and kicked
\nwhile watching a display of the traditional local game peresean
\nin the city last week.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Tim Stuart, marketing manager of Lombok-Sumbawa
\nTourism Promotion Board strongly denied the report.<\/p>\n
\"On talking with Mr. Putu (the source of the news) it now
\nappears he had 'overheard' that two tourists had been kicked by
\nsome locals about two weeks ago. The place the incident occurred
\nis unknown, so-called victims' names unknown, and no
\ncorresponding police reports filed,\" Stuart said in a release,
\ncopies of which was distributed to the Post on Monday.<\/p>",
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