Slank band fans stabbed in concert

JAKARTA: Two fans of rock band Slank, better known as Slankers, were stabbed by unidentified men while watching the band's concert late on Thursday at the Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.

Police identified the victims as Rafly Pasaribu, 19, and Suhandoko, 18, both residents of Pademangan, North Jakarta. They are being treated at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta.

Pasaribu was stabbed in the stomach while Suhandoko was stabbed in the back.

Kemayoran Police said on Friday that they have yet to identify the suspected stabbers or the motive. -- JP