Two men mobbed to death for robbery<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two men were mobbed to death by angry residents
\nof Semanan in Kalideres, West Jakarta late Wednesday as they were
\ncaught red-handed attempting to rob an ojek (motorcycle taxi)
\ndriver of his motorbike, an official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis told reporters
\nthat the two ill-fated men remained unidentified as they did not
\nhave any ID cards with them.<\/p>\n
The two men were believed to have tried to steal the
\nmotorcycle from Idup bin Misin, 59, the ojek driver.<\/p>\n
\"The incident took place at around 11 p.m. when Idup was
\npassing along Jl. Raya Kopti in the Semanan area,\" Lubis said.<\/p>\n
The two men reportedly stopped Idup in a quiet spot. Moments
\nafter he stopped, the two men attacked him.<\/p>\n
According to the victim's preliminary account, one of the two
\nattackers pulled out a knife and pointed it at his neck, ordering
\nhim not to scream for help, Lubis said.<\/p>\n
\"Idup, however, refused to abide by the attackers' order. He
\nscreamed loudly for help when there was a chance,\" Lubis said,
\nadding that the scream alerted nearby residents.<\/p>\n
However, before any residents arrived, one of the suspects
\ngagged Idup and slashed his right hand with the knife.<\/p>\n
The driver managed to survive the fight, but was rushed to a
\nnearby hospital to get medical treatment.<\/p>\n
The residents who reached the scene immediately mobbed the two
\nmercilessly. The West Jakarta Police team arrived there later
\nonly to pick up the dead suspects.<\/p>\n
The bodies were then sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General
\nHospital in Central Jakarta for postmortem examinations. (emf)<\/p>",
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