Police shoot two robbers dead

Police shoot two robbers dead

JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead on Thursday night two members
of a gang who had allegedly robbed several passengers on a
Metromini bus plying the Tanjung Priok-Pulogadung route.

The two men, Jabotan Butar Butar, 29, Miduk Aritonang, 30,
were shot at Tanjung Priok bus terminal, North Jakarta, for
resisting arrest and attacking police officers with knives, North
Jakarta Police detective chief Adj. Comr. Agus Sulistiyo said.

Agus announced the arrest was based on a report filed by
Mahmudi, who complained that a group of 10 armed men boarded the
Metromini bus, which was only carrying five passengers at the
time, and robbed them.

Based on the tip, Agus said, police managed to arrest three
suspects, who later told police about the whereabouts of the
other seven, including Jabotan and Miduk.

Agus said the two were shot as they resisted arrest and tried
to attack police officers with their knives despite repeated
warning shots fired by the police. (01)