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