Stone war

Stone war

From Neraca

I was driving my car on Sunday afternoon on my way to Pasaraya on Jl. Sultan Agung in South Jakarta. When I passed Manggarai Station, I felt that the situation was very quiet and tense because there were only a few people standing at the roadside. This frightened me a bit.

I slowed and saw stones scattered all over the road. Upon inquiring, I was told neighboring groups were throwing stones at each other. According to my informant the stone throwing is common in this particular area. Many people are injured each time. It seems a workable solution to the violence has not been found.

Shouldn't concrete steps be taken to stop this violence? Please, police, do something about it!

ALINO YUDI PRASETYO

Jakarta