11 arrested after deadly West Papua nightclub fight and fire that killed 18
- Two of the 11 are believed to have been involved in the stabbing, the other nine allegedly committed arson; police are hunting seven others
- The fight erupted in Sorong and 18 people were killed, most of them in the blaze at the Double O nightclub, which was burnt to the ground
Eleven people have been arrested after a deadly clash at a nightclub in Indonesia’s easternmost region, police said on Saturday.
The fight erupted on Tuesday in Sorong, a relatively quiet city in West Papua province, and 18 people were killed, most of them in a blaze at the Double O nightclub.
Indonesia’s National Police had earlier said the death toll was 19, but later corrected the number “following a development in the field”.
“We have arrested 11 people,” West Papua Police chief Tornagogo Sihombing said at a press conference, adding two of them were believed to have been involved in the stabbing of a victim.
The nine others were allegedly behind the arson that killed the nightclub’s visitors and employees, including a guest DJ and band members. Police were hunting seven other people, Sihombing added.