Tons of cement hijacked on toll road

Tons of cement hijacked on toll road

JAKARTA: A semitrailer carrying 32 tons of cement was hijacked
by eight men at kilometer 33 of the Cikampek toll road from
Jakarta heading to Central Java.

Driver Agus Rusmin, 42, had parked up the truck after he began
to fell sleepy, Antara quoted police Second Inspector Abdri as
saying on Wednesday. Agus and his assistant Henry, 19, then got
out of the truck and fell asleep. When the pair woke up, they
found themselves surrounded by eight men and had knives held to
their throats.

Both victims, natives of Cirebon, were tied up and dumped on
the toll road in the Lemah Abang area of Bekasi. After freeing
themselves, Agus and Henry took a public transportation vehicle
to Bekasi Police Station and reported the case. -- JP