One dies during looting in Serang

One dies during looting in Serang

SERANG, West Java: The transportation of raw sugar from the
ports of Cigading and Banten in West Java to a nearby refinery
plant has been temporarily halted following the death of a
suspected looter along the route, Antara said on Thursday.

Banten Police chief Col. Eddy Karnadi said all transportation
had been canceled until further notice after hundreds of people
rioted and looting raw sugar along the route.

A suspected looter identified as Mahrum, 40, died when a car
ran through a crowd gathered on the Ciwandan road in front of
Cigading port early on Thursday.

The victim and his friends were waiting for trucks taking raw
sugar to the refinery.

The driver of a Feroza jeep carrying three passengers panicked
and tried to drive through the large number of people blocking
the road.

Mahrum died on the spot, while several others were injured.
The three passengers were beaten up by the mob. The injured are
being treated at the Krakatau Steel hospital and an undisclosed
hospital in Jakarta.