Cafe ransacked by gang of eight

Cafe ransacked by gang of eight

BOGOR: Eight people, including a man in military uniform, ran
amok at a cafe in the district of Kemang in Bogor early Thursday
morning, damaging the establishment and injuring the cafe owner
and his father, as well as two employees.

Iwan Setiawan, 31, owner of Lumbayung Cafe, said that the
incident occurred at around 2 a.m. He was just about to close the
cafe when the eight people walked in. The one who wore the
military uniform claimed that he was an officer from the Atang
Sanjaya Air Force Base, Iwan said.

They asked for beer, but when an employee served them only one
bottle, they became angry and hurled the bottle.

Iwan's father, Imron Nila, 60, tried to calm them down, and
one of the men hit his head with an ashtray. Iwan and two
employees were also beaten.

The group then ransacked the cafe before leaving on several
motorcycles.

Spokesman of the air force base, Capt. M.I. Adam, told
reporters that he knew nothing about the incident. --JP