Students brawl over basketball

JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students from two universities brawled Friday night, interrupting a basketball game at the Sumantri Brodjonegoro student stadium on Jl. Rasuna Said in Kuningan, South Jakarta. The game was between the private Trisakti university and the University of Indonesia.

A South Jakarta Police precinct sergeant said the brawl ended a few minutes after police arrived.

Witnesses said students damaged several cars in the stadium's parking lot.

The match was postponed with the University of Indonesia team leading 17 to 12, the Republika daily reported.

Friday's match was a semifinal in the city's student basket ball league. (jun)