Jakarta: Nineteen people were killed a clash between two community groups in a nightclub in Sorong city of Indonesia’s West Papua province earlier Tuesday, a police spokesman said.
Provincial Police Spokesman Senior Commissioner Adam Erwindi said the clash started at midnight in the Double O Executive Karaoke & Club, killing one person, and then the clash continued before the building caught fire.
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“After the clash, it was found 18 other bodies inside the building. So the total casualty is 19 people,” the police officer told local Metro TV in a live broadcast, adding several others were wounded.
The television footage showed several cars were burned outside the nightclub.
