Police shoot two in Merauke spat

Thu, 27 Apr 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: A street quarrel between two policemen
and two civilians here on Monday resulted in the shooting of the
latter.

Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. SY Wenas confirmed the
shooting on Wednesday, saying it was due to a misunderstanding.

The shooting started when the two civilians, who were on night
patrol at a security post at 8 p.m. local time, stopped a noisy
motorcycle ridden by the two policemen.

One of the officers shot the civilians in the thigh and
buttocks respectively.

"We have instructed the Merauke Police chief to probe the case
thoroughly." Wenas added the officers were in police detention.
(eba)

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