One killed in Bali dispute<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: A dispute between rival groups at Ubung bus
\nterminal on Sunday left one dead and a police officer severely
\ninjured.<\/p>\n
The dead man was identified as Ook, an official of the
\nKentjono bus company who was stabbed by a mob who turned angry
\nafter a rival group burned a bus belonging to the Indonesia Abadi
\nfirm.<\/p>\n
Police said the clash was sparked by a dispute between a
\npolice officer, Pvt. Kade Suwarsa, who reprimanded a bus agent
\nfor forcing his friend to take an Indonesia Abadi bus at noon on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
The policeman was rushed to Sanglah Hospital after the agent,
\nnamed Cholik, stabbed him in the chest. Cholik was arrested later
\nin the day.<\/p>\n
In apparent retaliation, a group of people set the bus alight.<\/p>\n
As of Sunday evening the situation was still tense as hundreds
\nof local residents gathered amid rumors of attacks on their
\nvillages.<\/p>\n
\"The incident was purely a dispute between hoodlums in Ubung
\nand did not involve locals living near the terminal. So we urge
\npeople to stay calm,\" Denpasar Regional Police chief Sr. Supt.
\nDBM Suharyo said after meeting with local leaders here. (zen\/edt)<\/p>",
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