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