Brawl leaves one injured

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.