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Police on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali shot dead a French national on Monday after he killed a policeman while resisting arrest, an official said.
Amokrane Sabet, reported to be a mixed martial arts fighter, was known as a troublemaker in the area in southern Bali where he lived.
“There had been many complaints about him such as eating at restaurants without paying, carrying a knife, and harassing people, but every time we called him in for questioning, he never showed up,†Bali police spokesman Hery Wiyanto said.
Around 40 police and immigration officials came to arrest the 49-year-old after discovering that his tourist visa had run out in September.
But as they arrived at his residence in Canggu, a village popular with foreign tourists, Sabet emerged brandishing a knife. “One of our officers tried to approach him and calm him down, but Sabet stabbed him,†said Wiyanto, adding that the officer died from his wounds.