The clash occurred after a male teenager called Nur Cholis Dayanun, a Luwuk resident, died after he was attacked by nine people suspected to be Banggai residents from Muna. Nur’s family could not accept the attack and informed their neighbors of the incident.

The Babasal people later united and raided a village whose residents mostly came from Muna. They shouted and called on people to kill Muna people in the village as they searched the houses.

People working at Luwuk Port and crew members of vessels docked at the port also became targets of the raid. The Babasal people sought workers and crew members from Muna.

Several vessels were forced to draw away from the port so the attackers could not reach them. Some port workers also strove to stay away from the Babasal people by jumping on the vessels.

It was also reported that the attackers burned down several facilities at Luwuk Port. What facilities have been burned down during the attack remain unknown. Several people were injured in the incident. The police have not yet released an official report on the number of injured victims.

Local resident Romy Botutihe said Babasal residents wanted the nine people involved in the attack of the Luwuk teenager and their families to be returned back to Muna. “They even called on authorities to repatriate all Muna people in Banggai to their hometown,” he went on.  (yon/ebf)

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