World · East Asia & Pacific · 8 hrs ago
Police investigate viral sickle fight between teenagers in Kendal
Two teenagers fought with large sickles in Weleri, Kendal, in Indonesia’s Central Java province, on 7 November.
A video of the fight later spread on social media.
Police say it shows teenagers arriving on three motorbikes before two of them met across the road and began fighting.
Weleri police chief Yulianto described the fight as a gladiator-style duel.
Police have not identified the two teenagers, because they have limited information about them.
Officers are investigating those involved in the fight.
A video showing two teenagers fighting with large sickles in a gladiator-style duel has gone viral on social media.
Police are investigating the fight, which was reported in Weleri, Kendal, Central Java.
The incident was said to have happened on Saturday, 7 November.
Police said they had not yet identified the teenagers because information about them was limited.
- Who
- Two teenagers fought; police have not yet identified them.
- What
- They fought with large sickles in a gladiator-style duel shown in a viral video.
- When
- Saturday, 7 November; the year was not stated for the incident.
- Where
- The Weleri ring road in Kendal, Central Java.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The sickle fight was said to have taken place in Weleri, Kendal.
Weleri police chief AKP Yulianto said police had received information about the video and were investigating.
- Location
- Weleri, Kendal, Central Java
- Weapons
- Large sickles
- People involved
- Two teenagers
- Police chief
- AKP Yulianto
- Investigation status
- Police had not identified the teenagers because information was limited
What people are saying
I received the information from the public this morning and have seen the video. Judging from the video, the location is indeed the Weleri ring road.
The two met and immediately fought with large sickles. So their fight was like a gladiator duel.