Three students arrested, two injured<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: Three students from Bandung's Pendidikan Indonesia
\nUniversity (UPI) were taken into police custody and two other
\nstudents from Parahyangan University were injured during a brawl
\nover a volley ball match, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Bandung Regional Police chief Sr. Comr. Timur Pradopo told The
\nJakarta Post by phone from Bandung that as of Tuesday afternoon
\nthe situation was under control. A tight security cordon had been
\ndeployed to secure the Parahyangan campus on Jl. Cieumbuleuit in
\nBandung.<\/p>\n
The incident broke out at around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday
\ninvolving hundreds of students from both universities, creating
\npanic among locals and motorists.<\/p>\n
"The situation is under control following talks between
\nofficials from both universities involved in the brawl," officer
\nTimur said.<\/p>\n
In the meeting between UPI's deputy dean Rusli Ibrahim and
\nParahyangan's deputy rector Budi Pangarso it was agreed that the
\nfight was a result of a misunderstanding between students and
\nthat the case would be legally processed.<\/p>\n
Many Parahyangan students reportedly were afraid to go home as
\nthey faced the possibility of having UPI students block their way
\nout of the campus.<\/p>\n
Reports, however, said that tension had been increasing since
\nMonday following the annual sports competition held by
\nParahyangan, which featured volley ball, basket ball, baseball
\nand kempo martial art.<\/p>\n
"On Tuesday, supporters of one of the universities got angry
\nas their team lost a volley ball game and started to throw
\nstones. One thing led to another and the brawl broke out,"
\nofficer Timur said.<\/p>\n
"Therefore we urged the students to display sportsmanship and
\nstay out of trouble because the last thing we need is more chaos
\nor provocateurs manipulating the situation," he added.
\n(25\/edt\/emf)<\/p>",
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