One student dies in street brawl

One student dies in street brawl

JAKARTA (JP): A brawl between the students of two high schools
on Jl. Matraman in East Jakarta claimed one life on Wednesday, a
local police officer said.

The victim, a year one student, was slashed three times while
trying to escape the afternoon brawl, in which the two groups of
students threw stones at each other on the busy street.

Four others were injured in the brawl and are being treated at
the hospital.

Police said they were still investigating the case but none of
the students involved in the brawl had been arrested.

Another street brawl took place in East Jakarta on Wednesday
between a group of high school students and youngsters of the
Kebun Sayur area.

One person was seriously injured and was treated in Cipto
Mangunkusuma General Hospital's emergency unit. (04)