VCD vendors attack navy men

JAKARTA: Business in Glodok, West Jakarta, was temporarily halted after a clash between dozens of vendors of pirated VCDs and several members of the navy on Saturday.

A vendor and two navy personnel were seriously injured during the lunchtime brawl.

Reports said that one of the sailors claimed that he was cheated as the VCDs he had bought for between Rp 5,000 and Rp 10,000 were different from what mentioned on the covers.

They became engaged in a heated argument which led to a brawl, as the vendor refused to change the VCDs.

About 100 police officers were deployed to calm the situation. --JP