STPDN graduate injured in brawl

BANDUNG, West Java: Two students and a security guard of the state-run School for Home Administration (STPDN) in Jatinangor, West Java, were injured in an alleged brawl at their campus Friday.

The institute's graduate Doni Suhendra, his junior Supiansuri and Rusmani are receiving medical treatment at the Al-Islam hospital in Bandung, Antara reported.

Rusmani said yesterday the brawl broke out just six hours before Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. inaugurated 905 school graduates. President Soeharto is expected to swear in the graduates today.

Some school students who visited the three people yesterday were tight-lipped about the incident, saying the case was being handled by the school organizers.

Supiansuri said the brawl pit a score of graduates and their juniors who appeared to attempt revenge for their abusive behavior during school days. Headmaster I.G.K. Manila denied that a brawl had taken place, saying the three people were receiving medical treatment for a "common illness". (amd)