Man dies in brawl, seven injured

JAKARTA: Police have arrested 16 people following Monday's brawl on Jl. Tipar in Cakung between East and North Jakarta, in which one man died and seven others were seriously injured.

Romli, 19, was killed, while a telephone kiosk, a car and four motorcycles were damaged, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said on Tuesday.

Twelve of the suspects, who live in East Jakarta, were arrested by the East Jakarta Police, while four others, who are North Jakarta residents, were arrested by the North Jakarta Police.

Anton said that the clash was triggered by extortion among Betawi (native Jakartans) and Madurese ethnic groups.

Police and the military personnel guarded the location to prevent further outbreaks of violence.--JP