Lake Toba forest fires - Indonesia arrests two

A resident stands near burning land, with forest fires raging in Simulop village, Pangururan district, Samosir regency, North Sumatra on Aug 7. - Antara

MEDAN (The Jakarta Post): The North Sumatra Police have arrested two people, including an underage person, for allegedly igniting fires that have contributed to the ongoing forest-and-bush blaze around Lake Toba tourism areas in the province for the past few weeks.

Police spokesperson Sr Comr Hadi Wahyudi said that a 62-year-old suspect identified only by the initials PS was arrested in Siogungogung in Pangururan district, Samosir and a 14-year-old was arrested in Sianjur Mulamula also in Samosir regency.