40 houses damaged in Banyumas brawl

40 houses damaged in Banyumas brawl

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: An overnight brawl between residents
of the neighboring villages of Karangkemiri and Adisara in
Banyumas left 40 houses damaged and at least one man injured,
police said.

According to Banyumas Police chief Supt. Imam Basuki, the
incident was triggered by an assault on a Karangkemiri resident,
identified as Sutrisno, by three drunken men from Adisara at
about 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

"Karangkemiri residents heard the news and tried to capture
the three men, but ended up pelting stones at houses in Adisara.

"Shortly after this, around 300 men from both villages became
involved in a massive brawl and houses in Karangkemiri were
damaged early on Thursday," Imam said.

Police were guarding the area on Thursday afternoon to prevent
further clashes. (45/edt)