Crocodile Terrorizes Residents in North Jakarta
Authorities are trying to find out where the crocodile has come from. Amid the ongoing hunt, a high-ranking official is urging authorities not to use firearms in dealing with the reptile.
Officers from the National Police’s Baharkam Water Police Directorate patrol waters off Ancol Beach in Jakarta on Sunday (17/6/2018). The patrol was conducted to give people a sense of security following the circulation of footage about the appearance of a crocodile at the Pondok Dayung dock.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – A crocodile that emerged at the Pondok Dayung dock in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, last Thursday is causing fear in the area. Other than raising concern among locals, organizers of the 2018 Asian Sailing Championship (ASC) are also deeply worried.
Some 240 athletes from 15 countries are expected to join the ASC. “We need to guarantee their safety,” Indonesian Sailing Federation (PB Porlasi) secretary-general Othniel Mamahit said in Jakarta on Sunday (17/6/2018).