Three injured after clash in Donggala

Three injured after clash in Donggala

DONGGALA, Central Sulawesi: Three people were seriously injured
on Tuesday night in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi province,
after clashes between two rival subdistricts.

Two of the people injured were local residents. One was
identified as Vito, 15. The third victim was police personnel
First. Brig. Bowo Nugroho.

The incident began on Tuesday afternoon when local Watujonju
residents were about to bury Naim, who died on Monday afternoon
after a clash with neighboring Bora residents.

Watujonju residents became emotional after the burial, and
started to attack the neighboring residents of Bora using, among
other weapons, homemade rifles. The Bora residents fought back.

Police personnel Bowo Nugroho was attempting to restore order
when he was shot in the chest. He is being treated in a local
hospital.

Vito, a Watujonju resident, was shot in his head and is being
treated in the same hospital. The third victim has not yet been
identified. -- JP