Hundreds ransack police station

Hundreds ransack police station

BOJONEGORO, East Java: An angry mob ransacked a police sub-
precinct here on Tuesday after the release of a group of people
accused of assaulting a martial arts guru.

Antara reported that at least one police officer was injured
in the incident.

Police were outnumbered on Tuesday as most personnel were at
the funeral of a dead comrade, the news agency said.

The news agency said that the attack on the police subprecinct
was triggered by the police's decision to release four people
accused of assaulting Dasuki, the leader of a local martial arts
group.

Police said that they had to release Sutaji, Todikin, Bambang
and Dar due to a lack of evidence.

The four were arrested after a brawl with Dasuki earlier this
week.

The brawl left Dasuki with head injuries and as of Tuesday he
was still being treated at a local hospital, the news agency
said.(byg)