One particular person was fatally stabbed in the combat early on Tuesday earlier than the venue was set on hearth with 18 individuals trapped inside, a police official mentioned.
“Fights among youths in cities are normal, but that it has caused so many deaths, that is a first,” Adam Erwini, a spokesman for West Papua police, informed Metro TV.
Adam mentioned the lethal incident on the leisure venue in Sorong was nonetheless underneath investigation, and it was unclear if the demise toll would rise.
Separately, Dedi Prasetyo, a spokesman for Indonesia’s nationwide police mentioned the brawl was between two rival gangs from the neighbouring island of Maluku.
