Youth violence erupts in Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: Dozens of local youths vandalized a police traffic post in Suci area midday Tuesday following an overnight brawl that claimed the life of Ketut Sudiartana, 23.

The youths were angry over the attack by an unidentified gang on Ketut and his friend Nyoman Aryana who was seriously wounded in the fighting.

The gang fled the scene and reportedly have left Bali.

Police said the parents of the angry youths had stated their willingness to pay for the damage they caused.

"We already have the attackers identities and their destination ... So it's just a matter of time (before we catch them)," Badung Police Detective chief Sr. Insp. Husein Abubakar said.(zen/edt)