ew Year’s Eve celebrations went a little overboard in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Saturday night. Firecrackers launched by revelers landed on the house of a police chief and set it on fire.
Fifteen minutes after midnight, the police arrested two people who allegedly shot off the firecrackers in the direction of the official house of the East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan Police chief on Jl. Jendral Soedirman, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.
The two were directly taken to the headquarters of the Balikpapan Police, located two kilometers from the house.
“We are still questioning [them],” said Balikpapan Police chief Sr. Comr. Jeffri Dian Juniartha on Sunday, refusing to give details of the incident.
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Later that day, the police arrested two other people. “This is a lesson for everyone to be more careful,” said East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan Police chief Insp. Gen. Safaruddin.
He was in the area when the incident took place. The house is located near Lapangan Merdeka, where people gathered to celebrate New Year’s Eve. (wit)
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