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19 dead in fire after bar brawl between gangs in Indonesia

Workers of Double O Karaoke bar leaves the entertainment outlet which was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in West Papua, Indonesia, January 25, 2022 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Olha Mulalinda/Antara Foto via REUTERS

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JAKARTA, (Reuters) — At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia’s West Papua province was set ablaze following a brawl between rival youth gangs in the area, police in the provincial capital of Sorong said on Tuesday.

One person was fatally stabbed in the fight early on Tuesday before the venue was set on fire, with 18 people trapped inside, a police official said.

“Fights among youths in cities are normal, but that it has caused so many deaths, that is a first,” Adam Erwin, a spokesman for West Papua Police, told Metro TV.

Adam said the deadly incident at the entertainment venue in Sorong was still under investigation, and it was unclear if the death toll would rise.

Separately, Dedi Prasetyo, a spokesman for Indonesia’s national police, said the brawl was between two rival gangs from the neighboring island of Maluku.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Writing by Kate Lamb; Editing by Ed Davies.)

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