One arrested hotel shooting<\/p>\n
BATAM, Riau: Batam Police have detained a man on Thursday
\nbelieved to be involved in a shooting at a hotel on Batam island.<\/p>\n
Batam Police chief Supt. Bachrul Effendi told reporters that
\nthe detainee was identified only as Bus, while two other people
\nidentified only as Dar and Hel were still at large.<\/p>\n
The commotion at the Pelangi Hotel started when Bus and Dar,
\nsecurity officers at the Batam authority, along with Hel and Lis
\ntried to extort Rp 15 million from an Chinese-Indonesian named
\nAmin on Monday, Supt. Bachrul said, denying that the case was
\nrelated to narcotics.<\/p>\n
\"Amin only brought Rp 5 million with him, promising to hand
\nover Rp 10 million the following day,\" he said. \"However, Amin
\nreported his trouble to a member of Police's Mobile Brigade Sgt.
\nTatang, who was claimed to be his good friend.\"<\/p>\n
Tatang and three other companions waited at the hotel until
\nLis, accompanied by Second Pvt. Bambang Sutopo and Jr. Chief Pvt.
\nTohir, both reportedly soldiers, arrived to ask Amin for the Rp
\n10 million.<\/p>\n
A heated argument between Tatang's group and the soldiers
\nended when Tatang shot Sutopo. Tohir ran to a nearby money
\nchanger where a friend of his was guarding the office. Tohir took
\nan M-16 rifle from his friend and returned to the hotel to shoot
\nTatang.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that Tatang was shot in the leg. The extent
\nof his injuries was not reported.<\/p>\n
Batam Military District chief Lt. Col. Yul Aviandi said that
\nthe military police would tackle the shooting, while the
\nextortion would be handled by the police. (26\/sur)<\/p>",
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