Taxi driver robbed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested Thursday a man for trying to rob
\na taxi driver on Jl. Matraman, East Jakarta. It was the first
\nattempted robbery of a taxi driver this year.<\/p>\n
East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Nanan Sukarna said the
\nsuspect, Johny, stopped the Maya Kencana taxi on Jl. Cempaka
\nPutih, Central Jakarta and asked the driver, Wawang, to go to the
\nKampung Rambutan area.<\/p>\n
\"Johny asked the driver to drive along Jl. Salemba, but the
\ndriver refused because it was too far from Kampung Rambutan,\"
\nNanan said.<\/p>\n
He said the driver asked the suspect to get out of the taxi.
\n\"You'd better find another taxi,\" Nanan quoted Wawang as saying.<\/p>\n
The suspect then tried to stab Wawang in the neck demanding
\nhis wallet. But the driver blocked the thrust and shouted for
\nhelp, he said.<\/p>\n
Several ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers surrounded the taxi and
\nbeat Johny, he said.<\/p>\n
He said Johny who lived in West Jakarta, was being treated at
\nKramatjati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. (jun)<\/p>",
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