Pipeline Performance

February 18, 2003

It was no circus performance when Syaiful Bahri defied death to stand atop a water pipeline high up the Gladak Kembar Bridge on Jalan A Yani, Jember, East Java. As the 37-year-old stood precariously above the 100-meter pipeline, the father of one was brandishing a knife, the point aimed at his chest. His suicide attempt drew the attention of passersby, and a crowd of onlookers soon gathered. They were gripped with suspense and excitement. Sya

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