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Man killed in communal clash in North Jakarta
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A man was killed as two ethnic groups clashed on Jl. Perjuangan Raya in Tugu Selatan subdistrict, Koja, North Jakarta, on Monday. (Tribunnews.com/File)
A man was killed as two ethnic groups clashed on Jl. Perjuangan Raya in Tugu Selatan subdistrict, Koja, North Jakarta, on Monday.
The clash was triggered by an alleged assault a day earlier on a man, identified as Idhar, 40, while he was playing chess with others from his ethnic group, North Jakarta Police criminal unit head Adj. Sr. Comr. Nasriadi said on Tuesday.
"The victim was taken to Koja Hospital for treatment, while his [chess match] partners reported the case to the Koja Police," Nasriadi said in a statement received by The Jakarta Post.
However, according to reports, as they believed the police were slow in handling the case, they retaliated against the ethnic group of Idhar’s attacker at around 2 p.m. on Monday, directly stabbing Beny, 39, at the scene.
The clash stopped after the police and military personnel arrived at the scene. Members of both groups handed over the bladed weapons they used in the clash. (yon)
