JAKARTA – Looting of goods from several shops in the Senen area of Central Jakarta began on Friday, August 29, 2025, in the afternoon.
VOI observed at the scene several people carrying items such as wooden tables, computer monitors, metal boxes, metal chairs, paintings, and other items. Some even carried folding bicycles, water dispensers, and stainless steel cabinets.
The mob looted shops in the area following repressive actions by police officers who continued to fire tear gas.
The incident occurred around 4:30 PM WIB. The mob carried a number of valuables towards Senen Station. Meanwhile, clashes between the crowd and police continued.
The crowd took goods from a place in the Senen area of Central Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI
Dozens of people who took to the streets to protest the death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojek) driver in front of the Kwitang Mobile Brigade Headquarters in Central Jakarta were found unconscious on the sidewalk.
They collapsed after inhaling tear gas fired by Kwitang Mobile Brigade officers into the crowd on Friday afternoon, August 29th.
The crowd took goods from a place in the Senen area of Central Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI
The Kwitang Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers fired tear gas dozens of times into the crowd on Jalan Kramat Kwitang, Senen.
The large amount of tear gas caused the crowd to break up and scatter. The panic caused dozens of people to collapse after inhaling the tear gas.
Fortunately, the unconscious residents were rescued by the motorcycle taxi drivers who were participating in the demonstration. The victims were evacuated using several motorcycle taxi drivers’ motorcycles.
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