One dead in student brawl

One dead in student brawl

JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students of a privately run
technical high school in Central Jakarta took to the streets
yesterday, following the death of a school mate.

They threw stones at students and other passers-by near the
school, located on Jl. Kramat Raya.

At least 25 students were detained at the Central Jakarta
police precinct for throwing stones and damaging two motorcycles.
Some students sustained head injuries.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira
said a student, Bachtiar Effendi, was stabbed in the stomach
Tuesday evening by one of three students from another private
senior high school who was carrying a knife. The incident
occurred when Bachtiar and his friends were passing Jl. Kramat
Raya on their way home.

"We have identified the three students. We hope that we can
arrest them soon," Abubakar said yesterday.

Bachtiar is the first fatal victim of student disputes since
the long school holiday ended in July.

At least 12 students died during the first semester of this
school year in separate brawls in the city. (jun)