Four injured in Senen brawl

JAKARTA: Four people were injured and at least 14 homes were damaged in a brawl between residents and an unidentified group of people guarding a plot of at the finance ministry housing complex in Senen, Central Jakarta.

The ministry planned to clear the land to make way for the construction of twin towers there, but the residents, who have been living in the area since 1996, refused to leave.

The injured were taken to nearby Gatot Subroto Army Hospital.

"Sawah Besar Police detectives are investigating the cause of the brawl," Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono was quoted by Detik.com news portal. -- JP