One killed in Entrop market fray

One killed in Entrop market fray

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A man has been killed in a fight near a
market between migrants and local residents, police said on
Monday.

The fatality was identified as 42-year-old migrant Untung, who
died after being stoned and stabbed by the rival crowd on Sunday,
local police chief Lt. Col. Daud Sihombing said.

Earlier reports said 11 people were injured in the clash,
which sparked the fire at the nearby Entrop market.

Witnesses said the brawl began when an unidentified resident
of Wamena visited Abdul K. Manggalo, a migrant from Makassar in
South Sulawesi on Sunday morning. It remained unclear what they
argued about, but later Manggalo was seen chasing his guest with
a knife.

In a retaliation attack, a gang of five men vandalized
Manggalo's house and injured him.

Soon after the fight, about 300 people brandishing sharp
weapons attacked and burned the market and an adjacent bus
terminal. (eba/edt)