Two arrested over riot

Two arrested over riot

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Two men are currently under
military detention for their role in last week's massive
students' riots over bus fare hikes.

Brig. Gen. Fachrul Razi, the chief of staff at the Wirabuana
Military Command, said one man was arrested for carrying a knife
while another was caught setting fire to a car, Antara reported.

The military said three youths were killed when troops forced
the protesting students back into the campus of the Indonesian
Moslem University. They died after falling into a river, the
military said, denying suggestions that they were shot or
tortured by soldiers.

The protests forced the Ujungpandang authorities to revoke the
decision to raise public transport fares in the city. (rms)