Three students arrested, two injured

Three students arrested, two injured

BANDUNG: Three students from Bandung's Pendidikan Indonesia
University (UPI) were taken into police custody and two other
students from Parahyangan University were injured during a brawl
over a volley ball match, an official said on Tuesday.

Bandung Regional Police chief Sr. Comr. Timur Pradopo told The
Jakarta Post by phone from Bandung that as of Tuesday afternoon
the situation was under control. A tight security cordon had been
deployed to secure the Parahyangan campus on Jl. Cieumbuleuit in
Bandung.

The incident broke out at around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday
involving hundreds of students from both universities, creating
panic among locals and motorists.

"The situation is under control following talks between
officials from both universities involved in the brawl," officer
Timur said.

In the meeting between UPI's deputy dean Rusli Ibrahim and
Parahyangan's deputy rector Budi Pangarso it was agreed that the
fight was a result of a misunderstanding between students and
that the case would be legally processed.

Many Parahyangan students reportedly were afraid to go home as
they faced the possibility of having UPI students block their way
out of the campus.

Reports, however, said that tension had been increasing since
Monday following the annual sports competition held by
Parahyangan, which featured volley ball, basket ball, baseball
and kempo martial art.

"On Tuesday, supporters of one of the universities got angry
as their team lost a volley ball game and started to throw
stones. One thing led to another and the brawl broke out,"
officer Timur said.

"Therefore we urged the students to display sportsmanship and
stay out of trouble because the last thing we need is more chaos
or provocateurs manipulating the situation," he added.
(25/edt/emf)