Worshippers leaving a London mosque just after midnight on Monday were helping an unwell elderly man when a van deliberately targeted them, eyewitnesses said, driven by an attacker who shouted: "I want to kill all Muslims." The van swerved towards the people outside the Finsbury Park Mosque in north London just as they began to assist the man, who had collapsed. "He turned left into the alleyway, and he just drove at people," eyewitness Abdiqadir Warra told AFP. "Some of them he took a few metres. A man was inside in the van, I saw with my eye, and the old man was also on the ground, and I see some people were also injured. Some of them were very bad." Locals then pounced on the driver and pinned him down while waiting for the police to arrive. "The man, he tried to escape... but they caught the driver," Warra said. Eyewitness Khalid Amin told BBC television that the van turned deliberately left and "just hit the people". One man was trapped under the van and people tried to … [Read more...]

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has called on people not to use motorcycles to return to their hometowns during the Idul Fitri exodus, which was expected to start on Monday. “The Transportation Ministry has facilitated citizens with free Idul Fitri trips by train, ship and bus to reduce the number of motorcycles used during the homecoming season,” he said on Sunday. While calling on people not to use motorcycles, the government will nonetheless anticipate a large number of motorcycle riders by cooperating with several stakeholders in providing health facilities, safety and strategies for reducing congestion. State-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Ferry Indonesia president director Faik Fahmi said his company would accommodate the motorcycle riders by creating clusters in Merak Port, Banten. “The sixth dock will be allocated only for motorcycles,” he said. National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) chief Insp. Gen. Royke Lumowa said motorcyclists accounted … [Read more...]

Boeing Co. received more than three dozen pledges to buy the planned Max 10 on the first day of the Paris Air Show, as the US company stretches its 737 workhorse to challenge Airbus SE’s sales lead for the largest single-aisle airliners. Boeing expects to win 240 orders or expressions of interest for the new model valued at roughly $30 billion from at least 10 different carriers during the industry event this week, the company said at the Max 10’s launch announcement on Monday. Including other models and conversions of earlier contracts to Max 10s, Boeing’s Paris show order tally at the end of the day exceeded $37 billion, versus $12 billion at Airbus. “We think the timing’s just right” for the Max 10, Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg said in an interview with Bloomberg Television at the show. “Max 8 and Max 9 continue to be at the heart of the market. The Max 10 is going to add” to a portfolio that boasts a … [Read more...]

One member of a gang of robbers, known as the Lampung Gang, that police believe was behind the fatal shooting of Davidson Tantono, 30, in West Jakarta is reportedly a village head candidate and planned to use the stolen money to finance his campaign. “He is jobless and was going to use the money from the robberies to finance his campaign in the village head election,” Jakarta Police mobile detective unit head Adj. Sr. Com. Aris Priyono said on Sunday. The suspect, identified only as DTK, who allegedly played a role in the theft of Rp 350 million (US$26,343.5) from Davidson on June 9, was registered for the village head candidacy in South Pardasuka, Katibung district, South Lampung regency, Lampung. “He has got a campaign team and they have started to gather support,” Aris said as quoted by tribunnews.com, adding that DTK had promised his team he would prepare a big fund.   “DTK got Rp 24 million and the other members received at least Rp 14 … [Read more...]

While many Jakartans are preparing themselves for the long Idul Fitri holiday, officials from many city departments are ready to work in shifts to make sure the city runs smoothly. “The Public Order Agency [Satpol PP], Transportation Agency, Health Agency, Environmental Agency and Firefighter Agency are required to stand by and work in shifts,” Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Monday. It would be a long holiday, Djarot said, from Jun. 23 until Jul. 3, a total of 10 days. “I have ordered the inspectorate not to give any leave extensions until after July 3,” Djarot said, adding that those who were absent without acceptable reason would receive sanctions such as a cut in their regional performance allowances (TKD).   Djarot said that Jakarta civil servants could not leave their jobs before June 23 and they had to start working on time after July 3. Djarot also said the long holiday was good because Jakartans could make their Idul Fitri … [Read more...]

An armed robbery gang, known as the Lampung Gang, operating in Jakarta and other areas carried out robberies in 23 locations and amassed Rp 1.18 billion (US$ 88,815) within two months, the police have said. They are alleged to have robbed and fatally shot in the head Davidson Tantono, 30, at a gas station in Daan Mogot, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on June 9, taking Rp 350 million he withdrew beforehand at a bank. “The gang members mostly come from the same village and started robbing in April 2017,” Jakarta Police mobile detective unit head Adj. Sr. Com. Aris Priyono said on Sunday, referring to a village in Lampung, Sumatra. According to police records, the gang had carried out their crimes, which allegedly involved cruel methods, within the province and amassed tens to hundreds of millions of rupiah. In the last two months, they robbed Rp 60 million in Tangerang, Banten, Rp 800 million in Bekasi, Rp 100 million in Kedung Halang, Bogor, West Java, Rp 150 million in … [Read more...]

Thirteen Kalibata City apartment residents in South Jakarta have filed a lawsuit with South Jakarta District Court against the apartment’s developer Agung Podomoro Land (APL) for allegedly marking up electricity and water fees.  The lawsuit was addressed to APL's subsidiary companies PT Pradani Sukses Abadi, PT Prima Buana Internusa and Kalibata City Management Body, which the residents said was formed by the developer without their consent.  In their lawsuit, the residents said the electricity and water fees set by the management were not in accordance with state-owned electricity company PLN's regulations and the Jakarta Governor Decree of 2007 concerning water tariffs.  "The residents demand the management provide a legal basis to explain why it imposed the tariffs, which are not in accordance with the regulations," the residents' lawyer Syamsul Munir said on Monday.  The residents demanded APL pay Rp 23.176 million (US$1,744.78) for their material … [Read more...]

The Jakarta Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) has apologized to the National News Agency (LKBN) Antara and its reporter Ricky Prayoga, a victim of alleged misconduct by several of its members. Ricky said he was abused by the Brimob members while covering the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton tournament in the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Sunday. Ricky said he was dragged by force from a queue for an ATM and around the event location at about 3 p.m. on Sunday “This case is shameful. On behalf of the Jakarta Police Mobile Brigade head, I beg pardon. We realize that our members made a mistake,” Jakarta Brimob deputy commander Adj. Sr. Comr Heru Novianto said at Wisma Antara in Central Jakarta on Monday. Heru said one officer First Brig. Adam Nasution and four of his colleagues were under internal investigation. He said if they were found guilty of abuse, they would receive disciplinary punishments. He said his members had acted excessively. “They [Adam and … [Read more...]

A man has allegedly killed a fellow resident in Bekasi after being reprimanded about his noisy motorbike. The suspect, a 41-year-old man identified as FWT, reportedly slashed Deny Andhaka’s arm and back after Deny had asked him to stop disturbing residents with his loud motorbike at the Kologad residence on Sunday night. “Being asked to stop his action by the victim, the suspect suddenly left and returned right away with a blade. He made the same noise again,” Bekasi Police head Sr. Comr. Hero Henrianto Bachtiar said on Monday. Hero added that Deny, 36, had approached the suspect and reprimanded him again, but the latter could not accept the admonition and attacked the victim. The victim failed to evade the attack and sustained a 30-centimeter cut to his left arm. “The suspect also slashed the victim’s back, causing a 15-cm cut,” Hero said. Seeing the victim covered in blood, FWT escaped with his motorcycle, while some residents brought Deny to … [Read more...]

The National Police’s Detachment 88 anti-terror squad arrested a 40-year-old mechanic in Kendal regency, Central Java, on Sunday for alleged links to terrorism. In total, three alleged terrorists were arrested in the province on Sunday. The mechanic, identified as Roh, was inside his home when three Detachment 88 officers raided the house and apprehended him, according to Roh’s employee, Gito. Kendal Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Firman Darmasyah confirmed the arrests, but said the identities of the other two alleged terrorists were still unclear. "One of them is [also] from Kendal and another is from Temanggung regency [also in Central Java]," Firman said. The arrests of the three suspects came about a day after two alleged terrorists were arrested in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara. Police seized a homemade rifle, a sword and active explosive material from the home of Kurniawan, one the two suspects. The police said Kurniawan was a member of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) … [Read more...]