Menteng Atas man killed in brawl

Menteng Atas man killed in brawl

JAKARTA (JP): A man was killed in a brawl between residents of
Pasar Manggis and Menteng Atas subdistricts in Setiabudi, South
Jakarta, here on Sunday.

Some 200 people, armed with sickles and air rifles, pelted
rocks at each other during the clash, which occurred at about
00:15 a.m. Sunday on Jl. Mujahidin, located between the two
neighborhoods.

The victim, Lukman Hakim, a-29-year-old resident of Menteng
Atas was shot in his chest from what is believed to be a rifle.

According to the chief of South Jakarta Police, Supt. Bambang
Widaryatmo, the clash was triggered when a resident from Menteng
Atas refused to give money to a group of residents from Pasar
Manggis.

He added that the two neighborhoods have been bickering for
some time with similar brawls often occurring.

Meanwhile, a police officer of Setia Budi Police subprecinct,
First Insp. Hendrik was also injured, when he tried to separate
the groups.

Dozens of police officers were deployed to disperse the crowd,
and peace was restored at about 5 a.m. Police were still guarding
the area Sunday afternoon. (07)