Brawl leaves one injured

JAKARTA (JP): A brawl involving several visitors of Grand Menteng Hotel on Jl. Matraman Raya, East Jakarta and residents of the Matraman subdistrict left one man injured.

Antara reported an eyewitness as saying that the brawl started at midnight on Thursday in front of the three-star hotel. The cause of the brawl is unknown.

The eyewitness said the injured man, Bambang, was a resident in the area.

Many motorists avoided passing the area during the brawl.

The police arrived about 30 minutes later and managed to bring the situation under control. The local police have temporarily deployed a number of policemen at the hotel to maintain the peace.

The police are investigating the cause of the brawl.