Crowds attack police area

Crowds attack police area

BANDUNG: A police residential area in Lembang, 25 kilometers
north of Bandung, was attacked by residents on Monday night. The
incident was sparked by a fight during a kampong soccer match
involving police.

The crowd damaged the roofs of several homes but warning shots
stopped them from causing further havoc.

Members of the elite mobile brigade still guarded the area in
Cikole as of Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bandung Police chief Lt.Col.
Edmond Ilyas and military command members helped to make peace
between residents and the mobile police brigade. Four residents
were injured and rushed to the Jayagiri hospital in Lembang.

The unrest started Monday afternoon on a soccer field on the
grounds of the police residential area.

Witnesses said the match held in commemoration of the Aug. 17
Independence Day, was 15 minutes into the game when a player who
was about to kick the ball was beaten up by a member of the rival
team. The former was a member of the mobile brigade and a brawl
ensued. Police members among the spectators fired warning shots
and the scuffle stopped, but started up again and continued into
the night. (43)