Violent clash over land erupts in West Jakarta

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Violent clash over land erupts in West Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 10/14/2011 5:35 PM 
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Amok: An unidentified man holding a baton stands in front of a public bus that was left to burn after it was torched by an angry mob in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, on Friday. The mob had previously been embroiled in a gang fight. The incident is suspected to be related to a land ownership dispute. 

(Antara/Marifka Wahyu Hidayat) A violent clash between two angry mobs erupted on Jl. Arjuna Raya, Kebon Jeruk, in West Jakarta, leaving one public minibus and three motorcycles destroyed and burned. 

According to an eye witness, Sugandi, 40, a group of people arrived at a housing complex on Jl. Arjuna Raya. "They rode in two minibuses, four motorcycles and a car," Sugandi said on Friday as quoted by Tempointeraktif.com.

When local residents asked why they had come to the neighborhood, the group said that it wanted to cast out some residents who had inhabited a plot of land in the Duri Kepa subdistrict.

The residents then clashed with the group, driving them out of the neighborhood. 

"Since they were outnumbered, some of the people ran away," said Sugandi.

The police deployed three fire engines to extinguish fires on the minibus and motorcycles. The police are still guarding the area.