Deadly blaze: A woman walking past the torched nightclub in Sorong, West Papua province. — AP
AT least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a nightclub in the town of Sorong in Indonesia’s West Papua province, police said, with most dying after the venue caught fire.
“The clash broke out last night (Monday) at 11 pm. It was a prolonged conflict from a clash on Saturday,” Sorong police chief Ary Nyoto Setiawan said yesterday.
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