19 People Dead after Clash in West Papua's Sorong
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25 January 2022 13:16 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Police said 19 people died during clashes between two groups at a nightclub in Sorong of West Papua in the early hours of Tuesday, January 25. One person died due to the clash and 18 others died as they were trapped in the fire at the karaoke spot.
“One died due to the clash and 18 died in a burning entertainment venue,” said the National Police’s Head of the Public Relations Unit, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, before reporters on Tuesday, January 25.
Dedi explained the police were investigating the incident. The Papua Regional Police were still looking for perpetrators and intellectual actors of the clash.
“We are doing an investigation to reveal the intellectual actors and perpetrators from the two groups,” he said.
The police had also examined a number of witnesses and launched an investigation of the scene. To prevent further clashes, he said the police invited the religious, community, and traditional leaders to hold a dialogue.
Dedi said the police held a meeting with representatives of the two groups involved in the clash in Sorong. “East Sorong Police held a meeting between groups,” he said.
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