Angry mob burns city minivan

Angry mob burns city minivan

TANGERANG (JP): Dozens of residents of Cipondoh district
burned yesterday a city minivan allegedly driven by a 'migrant'.
The action was in response to a clash Monday in which a local
driver was killed.

The angry mob stopped the car and forced its passengers to
leave before setting it on fire.

According to the locals, they were upset with migrants for
hiding the man who allegedly stabbed the driver.

Police and eyewitnesses said the driver, Harun, 19, was
stabbed after a heated argument with the suspect, Juhri, 30,
Monday afternoon.

Juhri, who had blocked Harun's vehicle, felt insulted when the
latter rudely yelled at him. He allegedly approached Harun,
stabbed him in his stomach and then fled the scene, hiding in the
home of a senior migrant.

Harun was rushed to a nearby hospital while other people
chased after Juhri.

Local authorities and police officers said yesterday the
suspect had been detained at the Tangerang Police precinct and
urged the angry crowd to calm down.

By yesterday afternoon, hundreds of police and military
personnel were on guard in Cipondoh and other areas of Tangerang
to prevent further unrest. (41/bsr)