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Alleged thieves killed following chase
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Police officers reconstruct motorcycle thefts at North Sumatra Police headquarters on March 23. (Antara/Irsan Mulyadi)
Two alleged thieves died after being chased by an angry mob in Semarang, Central Java, on Sunday.
Six people were seen on three motorcycles traveling through Tembalang district, one of whom carried a sharp weapon. When a resident, Bagus Yulianto, 20, stopped them to ask what they were doing in the area they immediately attacked him, almost severing his hand.
Bystanders then chased the gang and two of the motorcyclists fell into a ravine and died. They were identified as Ramadani, 27, and Arif, 25, from East Semarang district.
Three others including Doni, brother of Ramadani, were caught by the crowd.
One of the gang, identified as Hendro Wahyu, said they were coming from a drinking party and admitted that they had committed two robberies on their way. (evi)
