At least 19 die in blaze, brawl at karaoke bar in Indonesia's Papua


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022

Policemen stand guard outside the Double O Karaoke bar 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

JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia's West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths 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.

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