Two tribesmen beaten to death

Two tribesmen beaten to death

JAMBI: Two Kubu tribesmen living in the Sei Ruan Ilir village
next to the Batanghari river here were beaten to death in a brawl
late last month.

Yusuf Kacai, the head of the village some 150 kilometers west
of Jambi, told Antara Saturday that it was the first brawl ever
between villagers and members of the isolated tribe.

Yusuf said that Mungkar, 44, and Ngambur, 28, both leaders of
the Kubu tribe were killed during a clash between the
tribespeople and residents of three villages -- Sei Ruan Hulu and
Hilir, and Silingkar -- in the Perwakilan Muara Sebo Ulu
subdistrict in Batanghari regency.

According to the news agency, the two men had often extorted
money from the villagers. (aan)