One student dies in high school brawl<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A high school student died and at least three
\nothers were seriously injured on Friday in a brawl between
\nstudents of Pelita High School and a state vocational high
\nschool.<\/p>\n
The brawl which caused the death of 16-year-old Munawir Gazali
\noccurred outside Pelita High School, on Jl. Achmad Yani in East
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
East Jakarta police chief of detectives Adj. Comr. Agus
\nIrianto said Munawir, a student of Pelita High School, died from
\nexcessive blood loss caused by a stab wound to the stomach.<\/p>\n
\"We're on the lookout for the student responsible for this
\nmurder...please give us time to investigate,\" Agus told reporters
\non Friday.<\/p>\n
Agus added that one student of SMK Negeri in East Jakarta also
\nhad to undergo an operation at Persahabatan Hospital, in East
\nJakarta, due to the seriousness of his wound.<\/p>\n
According to residents, Munawir was not even part of the
\nbrawl.<\/p>\n
\"He got down from a bus, and suddenly found himself stuck in
\nthe middle of the brawl. He was just about to enter his
\nschool...when suddenly some students surrounded him. When they
\nfinally dispersed, Munawir was holding his bleeding stomach,\" a
\npolice officer who normally secures the area, Irwanto, told
\nreporters at the scene.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate explanation for the brawl but Irwanto
\nsaid students from the two schools have long been involved in a
\nfeud which led to frequent brawls.<\/p>\n
A witness, Pelita school student Siti, said Munawir was
\nalighting from a public bus in front of the school when the fight
\nbroke out.<\/p>\n
She said Munawir was trapped in the brawling crowd and ended
\nup falling prey.<\/p>\n
Munawir, who was in first year, was rushed to Persahabatan
\nHospital.<\/p>\n
The last fatality in a student brawl in the capital occurred
\nin December, when a senior high school student was killed on Jl.
\nSubur in Menteng Atas subdistrict, South Jakarta. Sixteen-year-
\nold Heri Susanto died at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
\nafter sustaining 14 stab wounds.<\/p>\n
Heri and 13 of his friends were due to go home after watching
\na street motorbike race that took place on nearby Jl. Casablanca
\nthat early morning when some 60 youths intercepted them. (ylt)<\/p>",
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