Youth gang kills soldier in brawl

Youth gang kills soldier in brawl

PALU, Central Sulawesi: An Army sergeant of the Tadulako
military command in Palu, was shot in the head on Sunday morning
following a brawl with a group of local youths and died later in
the afternoon.

A Tadulako Military spokesman said the incident took place at
dawn in front of the command's military barracks, where First
Sgt. Abdul Harris (33) and six other soldiers had spent their
weekend.

Ten youths riding motorcycles stopped in front of the barracks
and shouted at the soldiers, leading to a argument and gunfire
that killed Abdul Harris and wounded fellow soldier, Afner (32).

Maj. Dani Koswara, intelligence chief of the Tadulako command,
said the city's military and police authorities were
investigating the case and some indicators had helped identify
suspects, amid speculation that the culprit was a member of the
police force.

Meanwhile, retired serviceman Masengi disclosed that a police
officer chased a man in the barracks four days earlier who
threatened residents of the military camp with a gun. This
statement was confirmed by Afner, the other victim now under the
hospital care. (24/arp)