Security officer killed

JAKARTA (JP): A man was stabbed to death while trying to prevent a robbery in Sunter, North Jakarta yesterday, police reported.

The Tanjung Priok police precinct reported that Muhamad Mansur, 42, a security officer at the sub-district administration was stabbed in the left side of his belly by one of his three attackers.

According to Ramli, one of his colleagues, Mansur was trying to catch the robbers who were trying to escape after failing to rob the Sunter Agung neighborhood pharmacy at dawn yesterday.

"Mansur woke up hearing a shout coming from the pharmacy," Ramli said adding that the shout came from one of the pharmacy's security guards.

The robbers were running away empty handed when they noticed that someone was coming, Ramli said.

Two of the robbers were starting their car when Mansur arrived. However, realizing that one of their number was still outside the car, one got out of the car and attacked Mansur with a knife.

"They escaped leaving Mansur bleeding," Ramli said.

According to Ramli, Mansur died on the way to the Cipto Mangunkusumo central hospital. (01)