Seven killed in Manggarai riots<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least seven people were
\nreportedly killed, dozens others injured and 37 houses set ablaze
\nwhen two villages in Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara
\nprovince were involved in communal clashes earlier this week.<\/p>\n
The clash stemmed from a dispute over customary land bordering
\nthe villages of Kadel and Tontong Desa Watulungor in Poco Ranaka
\nsubdistrict, which led residents of the two villages to attack
\none another. Among the victims of the bloody clash was a 5-year-
\nold child identified as Frans Nasus.<\/p>\n
Some of the residents of the two villages were reported to
\nhave fled their settlements to seek refuge in neighboring
\nvillages for fear of revenge attacks.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, a local paper reported that during the last
\n11 months, clashes between the two villages had claimed 14 lives,
\ninjured dozens of people and burnt down 56 houses. Material
\nlosses are estimated to have reached tens of millions of rupiah.
\n--JP<\/p>",
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