Two groups of residents in Ambon City, Maluku were involved in clashes in the Tugu Trikora area, Sunday (12/1/2025) early morning. (conditionforlife.com/RAHMAT RAHMAN PATTY)
AMBON, conditionforlife.com -two groups of residents in Ambon City, Maluku were involved in clashes Sunday (12/1/2025) early morning. Clashes broke out in the Tugu Trikora area around 03.00 WIT. In the clash, the two groups attacked each other with stones and molotov cocktails. In the clash, three motorcycles parked in more or less the area of the incident also burned mass.
Police officers who stopped by the area then tried to break up the two groups involved in the attack.
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However, the efforts of the police ignored both groups of citizens. As the situation escalated, police dispersed the crowd with tear gas.
A number of residents involved in the clashes were also reportedly injured by being hit by a stone throw. Kapolresta Ambon Island and Lease Islands Kombes Pol Driyono Andri Ibrahim revealed, clashes between the two groups of residents was triggered by binge drinking and illegal racing action. “The clashes were triggered by alcohol and illegal racing by youth groups,” Andri told reporters on Sunday.
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He explained, binge drinking and illegal racing action that resulted in friction between the two groups involved in the clash. From there, the two groups attack each other with stones. “From the friction it happened to clash, and mutual default deflated,” he said. Andri admitted, the effect of the clash brought the impact of three motorcycles residents burned by molotov cocktails. As for the injured victims, they are still being investigated.
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“So far we have not received information about the victims, we will identify them first, we will inventory them. We saw that there were three motorcycles hit by fire because of molotov cocktails thrown, ” he said. He made sure that, after the incident, the security situation in the area was fully conducive. Police and military officers have also been deployed to the region to contain the presence of aftershocks. “The current situation is conducive. Security forces have isolated the area so that it is sterile and safe, so that the population is able to move together normally,” he said.
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