Four injured in fuel protest

Four injured in fuel protest

SURABAYA, East Java: Four students suffered light injuries
after a clash with the police during the latest protests in
Surabaya on Thursday as they were expressing staunch opposition
to the government's recent move to raise fuel prices.

The clash started when the protesting students became upset as
East Java provincial councillors declined to speak with them or
protest the policy with them. They then began smashing the front
glass doors at the council and several students were apprehended
by the police.

The protest continued outside the Grahadi building and further
clashes erupted when the students defied the police's demand not
to disrupt traffic. The four injured students were taken to Dr.
Soetomo hospital for treatment and were later discharged.

Spokesman of Surabaya Students Executive Body, Suliswanto,
said three protesting students were taken away by the police as
they were deemed to be the provocateurs of the protest. But the
police denied that they were holding the three, saying they had
all been released. -- JP