Eight houses burn in intervillage brawl

Eight houses burn in intervillage brawl

PALU, Southeast Sulawesi: At least eight houses were razed by
a fire during a fight between residents of Keleke and Pewunu
villages in the Donggala regency here on Thursday.

Donggala Police deputy chief Maj. Hariono confirmed the
incident on Friday, saying events unfolded too swiftly for police
to intervene.

He said bad feelings between the two villages stemmed from a
fight between several youths from the villages about two weeks
ago.

"We tried to help settle the matter then, but apparently the
bad blood between them was deeper then we thought," he said as
quoted by Antara.

"There were no fatalities in Thursday's melee, except for the
eight houses that got burned. Several people were hurt when they
were hit by stones," Hariono said.