Mob burns police office

Mob burns police office

JAMBI, Jambi: A local police office and the house of the
police chief were destroyed and set on fire by angry local
residents of Rantau Pandan village in the Bungo Tebu regency.

Jambi Police spokesman Maj. Mawardi Ponda said over the
weekend the residents burned the Rantau Pandan Police office and
the official house of the police chief on Friday night following
an inadvertent shooting which injured Jaka, 15, earlier that day.

Mawardi said the teenager was unintentionally shot by a pistol
belonging to Second Sgt. Muksin Siregar.

"Jaka grabbed Muksin's pistol jokingly, but the pistol fired
and wounded the Jaka's hip," Mawardi said as quoted by Antara on
Saturday.

He said Jaka was then rushed to Muara Bungo General Hospital
for medical treatment.

But rumors, which quickly spread, said that Jaka died in the
hospital, sparking the residents' anger. No fatalities were
reported during the arson attack. (jun)