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Police officers clash with soldiers in Depok, three wounded

Six Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police officers  clashed with four army personnel at a  karaoke house inside a shopping mall in Depok on Friday night, leaving three people seriously wounded

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Sat, October 19, 2013

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Police officers clash with soldiers in Depok, three wounded

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ix MobileBrigade (Brimob) police officers  clashed with four army personnel at a  karaoke house inside a shopping mall in Depok on Friday night,leaving three people seriously wounded.

'€œTwo Brimobofficers got involved in a fight with four soldiers whileordering drinks. One of the Brimob officers managed to go backto the karaoke room and called for help,'€ Jakarta Police spokesman
Sr.Comr. Rikwanto said Saturday asquoted by tribunnews.com.

Thewounded officers were identified as Second Brig. S and Second Brig.Wil and Second Sgt Ch.The two Brimob officers have been hospitalizedat the Police General Hospital in Kramat Jati, East
Jakartawhile the soldier is being treated at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta.

Commentingon the case, Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Rukman Ahmad said thesoldiers had been detained at the military police detachment detention centerfor further questioning.

'€œTheywill be punished but we will get to the bottom of the incident first,'€ he said.

Severalclashes between police officers and their army colleagueshave recently taken place in several other regions, such as in South Sumatra and Gorontalo.(dic)

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