Policemen arrested over shootings

PASURUAN, East Java: Four police mobile brigade (Brimob) officers were arrested by the Malang Brimob force on Tuesday after shooting at people over the weekend in the red-light district area of Gempol, Porong, Pasuruan, East Java.

Two people were injured on Saturday's incident, when the four police officers armed with M-16 rifles shot without warning at a number of locals who were gambling in the red-light district.

The shooting angered local people, who swore to take revenge on the perpetrators. --Antara