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76 detained in bloody brawl in West Java's Cirebon

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Jakarta Post - June 14, 2001

Jakarta – Police Wednesday detained 76 people following a three-day bloody communal clash in Cirebon regency, West Java, in which four people were killed and dozens were wounded. Police also confiscated hundreds of sharp weapons, Molotov cocktails, arrows and hand grenades from feuding villagers, Antara reported Wednesday.

The brawl involved residents of seven villages in two districts, Gegesik and Arjawinangun districts. Most of those arrested are residents of Gegesik and Bayalangu villages.

The brawl reached its climax on Tuesday when four people were killed. Sarta, 65, and an unidentified man from Gegesik village, died a violent death during the brawl, their bodies cut to pieces. The other two fatalities, Yayan, 20, and Rokisa, 25, both residents of Bayalangu village, burned to death after attackers set fire on their houses. The brawl has also caused hundreds of millions of rupiah in financial losses, police said.

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