Protesters attack police station

Protesters attack police station

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Hundreds of protesters attacked the
Selagailingga Police station in Central Lampung on Sunday night,
damaging two cars and setting office equipment and two
motorcycles on fire.

Protesters were still gathered at the station on Monday
morning, prompting Central Lampung Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Juni to request assistance from the Lampung Police's Mobile
Brigade.

Juni said the incident began when several Selagailingga Police
officers conducted a search for weapons at Simpang Jeruk market
on Sunday morning. Officers seized seven weapons, including
knives, during the action.

Two hours after the search, about 75 people arrived at the
police station to demand the return of their weapons. When the
police refused, about 700 people, many armed with sticks and
knives, gathered outside the station, forcing the police officers
inside to flee.

The head of the Lampung Police criminal unit, Adj. Sr. Comr.
Laksa Widiyana, said the police had secured the location and
arrested several people allegedly responsible for provoking the
attack. -- JP