Residents set fire to brothel

JAMBI, Jambi: Over 100 angry residents of West Tanjungjabung regency set fire to a brothel on Friday morning.

No fatalities were reported. The residents resorted to violence after the brothel owner refused to cease operations during Ramadhan. He was beaten and kicked but eventually managed to get away.

West Tanjungjabung Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Sutrisno Yudhihermawan said the police would hunt down the people responsible for instigating the attack.

"The attack is in violation of the law and will be dealt sternly," he said. -- JP