Tarakan riots in East Kalimantan (Indonesia) news update. A clash between ethnic Bugis and Tidung (Tarakan indigenous people) claimed one life Sunday night in Juwata sub-district, Tarakan, East Kalimantan - Indonesia.
Tidung leader Abdullah, 45, was reportedly killed during the riot.
Witnesses reported that the clash flared up after Abdullah’s child was allegedly robbed by a group of people believed to be Bugis. Abdullah was killed and his body mutilated after he argued with the group.
Tidung leader Abdullah, 45, was reportedly killed during the riot.
Witnesses reported that the clash flared up after Abdullah’s child was allegedly robbed by a group of people believed to be Bugis. Abdullah was killed and his body mutilated after he argued with the group.