Residents attack neighboring village

Residents attack neighboring village

KENDAL, Central Java: At least 216 houses were vandalized and
two motorbikes and a kiosk were set on fire during a series of
clashes that erupted on Monday and Tuesday in Ngilir village
here.

Nobody was killed or injured in the fray, the latest to
involve residents of Ngilir and their Bandengan foes.

Police chief Lt. Col. Alief Sarjono said on Wednesday
thousands of Bandengan men, armed with bamboo poles, swords and
machetes attacked Ngilir village in retaliation for a previous
assault on two of their neighbors by dozens of Ngilir residents.

"The attackers vandalized buildings and everything they found
while they were searching for their Ngilir opponents. Luckily,
the violence did not claim any lives because almost all Ngilir
villagers had taken refuge before it exploded," Alief said.

Ngilir village remained tense on Wednesday, and dozens of
police could be seen patrolling the area.

"Police, local officials and informal leaders from both
villages met this afternoon (Wednesday). The warring parties
agreed to make peace," he said. (har/edt)