Mob attacks three Metro Minis

Mob attacks three Metro Minis

JAKARTA (JP): Galur residents in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta,
vandalized three Metro Mini public minibuses on Wednesday evening
after another minibus ran over a local in the morning, police
said on Thursday.

"The incident happened at about 7:45 p.m. when some 100 angry
residents damaged three passing minibuses serving the route of
Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta to Kemayoran in Central Jakarta,"
city police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri said.

Separately, Kemayoran Police substation chief Maj. Sudjono
said the residents became enraged after learning that another
minibus plying the same route hit Adriansyah, 26, a local
resident, who was chasing a suspected thief with other residents
when he was run over.

Both Adriansyah and the suspected thief, later beaten by the
mob, were rushed to the nearby Islamic Hospital.

Later in the day, local residents then smashed the windows of
the three Metro Minis.

"Local police officers rushed to the scene to secure the area
and ordered the angry residents to leave the site," Sudjono said.

Drivers of Metro Mini minibuses have earned a reputation of
being reckless drivers. The capital has witnessed scores of
minibuses damaged and torched by mobs for similar reasons.
(06/nvn)