3 die in a gang fight in C. Jakarta

 Newspaper covers bloodstains after deadly brawl. Tribunnews.com

A brawl at Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta at around 2 a.m. on Thursday left three dead and four others injured.

“A group of mourners at the hospital’s funeral home were suddenly attacked by a large number of people,” Jakarta police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said on Thursday as quoted by tempo.co.

The motive for the attack remains unclear.

“We are still hunting the perpetrators,” said Rikwanto.

Police deployed officers to guard the hospital. (iwa)