Thugs attack public order officers

Thugs attack public order officers

TANGERANG: A group of thugs at Pasar Anyar market attacked
public order officers while the latter were evicting street
vendors occupying part of the road, injuring two of the officers.

Head of the public order officers' 35-strong team, Sabar
Situmorang, and Fatillah were rushed to Tangerang General
Hospital after receiving serious machete wounds to their hands
and legs.

One of the officers told The Jakarta Post that it was the
first attack after several months of patrolling the market.

"The police at a police post nearby did nothing to stop the
hoodlums," he said.

Tangerang Police deputy chief Adj. Comr. Aan Suhanan said that
he has sent officers to search for the attackers. -- JP