Angry mob ravages house in Demak

Angry mob ravages house in Demak

DEMAK, Central Java: At least one house was seriously damaged
when people from the neighboring village of Tambak Bulusan in the
Central Java town of Demak stormed a house in the village of
Banjarsari here on Tuesday.

The mob looking for Sudarno, a rival in Banjarsari, became
angry when they failed to find him and quickly smashed furniture
and all belongings inside the house, and beat Sudarno's son-in-
law, Kairul Rohman.

It was not clear how badly Khairul was injured.

The violence was apparently sparked by continuing revenge
between residents of the two villages.

It erupted on Sunday night when Sudarno, who was trying to
purchase liquor in Tambak Bulusan, became involved in a brawl
with local residents.

The local police anticipated the chaos by taking Sudarno to
the police station and deploying personnel in the border of the
two villages. -- Antara