Exploding stove sends inmate running

Exploding stove sends inmate running

BOGOR: A detainee tried to escape from the Cibinong
Prosecuter's Office in Bogor, south of Jakarta, on Tuesday when a
nearby stove exploded, only to be recaptured as he ran straight
into dozens of office employees who were having lunch.

Iwan, alias Ocin, 24, was taken to the office after spending
two months in Bogor Police jail for an alleged assault.

While Iwan was being processed by an official, a stove of a
soto (chicken broth) vendor next to the Prosecuter's Office
exploded at about 11.30 a.m. The official, along with two
policemen who were guarding Iwan, rushed to the explosion.

Still handcuffed, Iwan scrambled out the building and ran
toward the Al-Faidjin Mosque near the Bogor administration where
it was packed with employees having lunch.

Prosecutor's officials, policemen, food vendors and employees
left their food to chase after Iwan. He was easily recaptured and
was put in the office's detainment center. -- JP