Wild moment Aussie tourists trade blows with security in massive brawl at world famous beach club in Bali
Police in Bali have launched a manhunt for a group of foreign tourists, including at least one Australian, following a wild melee with security guards at a ritzy beach club on the holiday island.
The violent clash erupted in the car park of Finns Beach Club in North Kuta at about Tuesday night about 9.40pm local time.
Police believe the five men are foreign tourists, with one formally identified as an Australian.
Police allege the Australian man harassed a woman inside the club before he was evicted and then turned on security.
‘The security there saw one of the alleged perpetrators strangling another guest sitting at another table,’ Second Inspector Putu Sukarma said.
‘The cause was allegedly a row with a woman there.
‘The incident ignited (the Australian’s) emotions. An argument was unavoidable until (he) strangled another customer at the table.’
Police in Bali allege a number of tourists were involved in the brawl on Tuesday night
Footage allegedly depicting the alleged incident showed at least two men beating a single security guard
Club security tried to break up the scuffle, causing the Australian man to allegedly raise his middle finger at the guard.
Police claim the Australian had previously been warned for anti-social behaviour before he was kicked out of from the venue.
Police allege the Australian resisted the security guards and assaulted them in the car park.
A guard then tried to secure the Australian’s hands before four other men rushed to the area and allegedly began beating and hitting him.
Footage showed a shirtless man restraining a cowering security guard as another man appeared to beat him with a bollard.
Following the brawl, three shirtless men could be heard saying ‘let’s go’, before the group fled the scene.
Traffic outside the club was interrupted by the alleged incident.
Police said security staff suffered serious injuries in the confrontation.
Police investigations into the wild brawl are ongoing
The incident left one security guard hospitalised, and three others injured
One guard had his teeth and nose broken, and suffered a significant laceration to the back of his head.
The guard remains in Hydro Medical Bali Clinic in North Kuta for treatment.
A second guard suffered a bite wound to his hand and cuts to his arm, while the other two guards suffered bruising and abrasions to the head.
‘No one has been arrested related to the incident so far,’ Scnd Isnp Sukarma said.
‘[The] investigation is underway.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Finns Beach Club for comment.
Another guard allegedly suffered a bite wound and abrasions to his arm in the alleged melee
It comes just two days after Bali’s Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya issued a strict warning to international consulates based in Bali.
He called for foreign bodies to work with the island in promoting more respectful tourist behaviour by ramping up communications regarding provincial laws and cultural customs.
On Tuesday, Indonesia’s Deputy Tourism Minister, Ni Luh Puspa, indicated her department would train and deploy English-speaking police to Bali’s tourism resorts.
