Dozens of foreigners arrested in East Java

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 12/27/2009 3:47 PM

A total of 17 foreigners have been arrested in Sidoarjo, East Java for illegally staying in the city.

Four of them were Iraqis and the rest were Afghans.

"They are now being questioned in the Surabaya Police headquarters," Surabaya Police Chief Sr. Comr. Ike Edwin said as quoted by Antara news agency on Sunday. "But the case will be soon transferred to the East Java Police."

Ike said the foreigners stayed in Sidoarjo after feeling unsafe in their last two stops, Jakarta and Surabaya.

"They were arrested when they are about to take a boat to Bali," he added.