Situation tense in Donggala after clash

DONGGALA, Central Sulawesi: The situation in Sidondo subdistrict, Donggala regency, was still tense on Thursday, one day after an ethnic clash that killed two people.

People stood in groups in their respective neighborhoods, while the police continued their search for the remains of Sabri, a member of the Kaili community, who has been missing since Sunday and was reportedly killed by members of the Bugis ethnic group.

Clashes between the members of the two groups broke out on Wednesday after the Kaili community accused the Bugis of abducting and killing Sabri. Two residents were shot dead by the police after the clash.

However, Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Aryanto denied that the police had shot the two victims, saying that the bullets extracted from their bodies were not from standard police-issue weapons, but were rather homemade. -- JP