Three die in road accident<\/p>\n
SURAKARTA, Central Java: Three died and another was seriously
\ninjured in an accident that took place at about the same time as
\na motorcycle drag race that degenerated into violent rioting.<\/p>\n
Police made it clear the three were not part of the mob
\nattacks on facilities that forced the police to fire warning
\nshots.<\/p>\n
The drag race early Sunday ended in rioting and violent
\nattacks on some facilities -- including a police office and the
\nhouse of the local police chief -- after baton-wielding police
\npersonnel attempted to disperse hundreds of spectators gathering
\nalong a street connecting the town and Boyolali.<\/p>\n
\"The three died in an accident, not because of shots when we
\nwere defending the police headquarters from the mob attack,\" said
\nSurakarta Police chief Col. Zainal Abidin Iskak on Monday, Antara
\nreported.<\/p>\n
\"We did fire some warning shots and aimed at glass walls so
\nthat the noise vibrated and hopefully was enough to disperse the
\nmob. It is not true that any of the masses were hit,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Those who died were brothers Widodo, 17, and Daryoko, 20, and
\nWahono, 18. Sarjiman, 20, was seriously injured.<\/p>\n
The news agency said the four were riding on two motorcycles,
\nheading toward Surakarta. They were trying to overtake a truck
\nwhen they both hit a taxi in front of the truck. (swe)<\/p>",
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