Repeat offenders run over by train

KEBUMEN, Central Java: Three men, notorious for robbing train passengers, were found dead by a railway in the Sruweng district, reported Antara news agency.

The three, known as repeat offenders, have been on the local police's wanted list.

The three bodies, severely mutilated, were scattered along the railway line when police arrived at the scene. Authorities are now investigating the cause of the deaths, whether they fell from the train or were murdered.

Police also found a woman's handbag near the bodies. (emb)