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View all search resultsPolice continue to secure Sigi after clash
Hundreds of police officers continue to safeguard Sidondo II village in Biromaru district and Pesaku village in West Dolo, both in Sigi regency, Central Sulawesi, to avert further community strife after a riot broke out on Sunday
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undreds of police officers continue to safeguard Sidondo II village in Biromaru district and Pesaku village in West Dolo, both in Sigi regency, Central Sulawesi, to avert further community strife after a riot broke out on Sunday.
Twenty-four homes and three motorcycles in Dusun IV Baita hamlet in Pesaku village, located 22 kilometers south of provincial capital Palu, were destroyed in the clash. Two police officers were wounded by thrown stones. No fatalities were reported in the incident.
'We still have 300 officers, including Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel, stationed in the two villages,' said Donggala Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Guruh Arif Darmawan, adding that the police would strengthen security further over the next few days until the situation was under control. The police are investigating the acts of destruction in the villages.
