One killed in villagers' fray

One killed in villagers' fray

DENPASAR, Bali: A 50-year-old man was killed and several
others were seriously injured in a violent clash in Buleleng
regency, some 100 kilometers north of here on Monday.

Buleleng Police chief Supt. Abdul Rahman said I Ketut
Sumenaka, a resident of Patemon village, died of severe slash
wounds. Another Patemon resident, Bagor, 23, was injured.

The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital soon after the
police arrived.

Bali Police spokesperson Ass. Supt. Andi Arwita said the clash
between the residents of Patemon and Kalopaksa villages started
after two unidentified men attacked a minibus driver, I Made
Darmandi, a Patemon villager, on Saturday.

"The assailants were believed to be residents of Kalopaksa,"
she said.

On Monday morning, dozens of Patemon villagers, armed with
swords and sticks, stormed the Seririt market and destroyed shops
belonging to Kalopaksa residents, she said.

"They then marched to the Kalopaksa village and were
confronted by scores of its residents. The clash between the
Patemaon and Kalopaksa villagers was stopped by police officers,"
Andi said. (zen)