Hoodlums clash at Blok M

Hoodlums clash at Blok M

JAKARTA (JP): Drunken rival hoodlums were involved in a brief
brawl early Sunday, causing minor damage to buildings before they
were dispersed by the police.

The brawl started after several thugs argued over money to buy
liquor at about 2 a.m., a police officer who spoke on condition
of anonymity said.

"The rival gangsters began pelting stones at buildings when
the police came to intervene. They dispersed as soon as the
officers arrived at the scene," the officer said.

The gangland fight triggered fear of uncontrolled brawling
possibly developing into a riot, a repeat of the disastrous mid-
May violence, he added. (edt)