Gambling king's house bombed

Gambling king's house bombed

BATAM, Riau: On the first day of the fasting month, a homemade
bomb was lobbed into the house of Thee Kian alias Sutikno, a
gambling boss in Tanjungpinang. There were no casualties in the
incident.

Witnesses said the bomb was thrown at the three-story house by
two motorists at around 4 a.m. exploding minutes later and
destroying the front of the house.

Adj. Sr. Comr. Imam Djauhari, chief of the East Riau Police
Precinct, said police were still investigating the explosion.

"We have interrogated five witnesses. They did not know the
two motorists," he said.

Local people say the explosion was related to the fierce
competition among gambling bosses who ignored the local
administration's ban on gambling activities during the fasting
month.