Another stone war in Manggarai

Another stone war in Manggarai

JAKARTA (JP): Another stone war erupted between two groups of
local residents near Manggarai railroad station in South Jakarta
in the early hours of Friday.

The clash involved youths living in separate community units
in the one neighborhood, Antara reported.

Erupted at 1 a.m. after the two groups had mocked each other
for some time, the battle ended only after police officers
arrived at 1:30 a.m. to calm the situation.

A similar incident rocked the slum area late last month,
leaving one man injured and seven buildings vandalized.

"The residents involved in the fray pelted each other with
rocks and wood with some vandalizing their opponents' houses,"
Satrya said.

The incident descended into total chaos after some of the
residents threw molotov cocktails at the officers who were trying
to disperse the angry crowd.

"It was a routine fight... The slum areas are known for being
prone to riots," Suprayitno, one of local residents, said. (hhr)