REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG -- The operations of PT Danbi International in Garut District, West Java, came to a temporary standstill after hundreds of its employees reportedly drifted into a mass trance on Thursday.
Manager of PT Danbi International Doni Setiadi stated here on Thursday that the incident began at around 8 a.m. local time.
"The employees had just begun work when it occurred," Setiadi remarked.
Some 300 out of the 4.5 thousand employees were believed to be possessed by supernatural beings and began to act in an unusual manner.
A female worker of the cutting department was the first to fall into a trance followed by the other employees who also reportedly entered into a similar state.
A medical team of doctors and even supernatural experts were summoned to handle the victims.
Some of the employees were also taken home by their family members.
Local police officers were also deployed to ensure security around the location where the incident had occurred.
"The medical staff and some (supernatural) experts are tending to the possessed victims," spokesperson of the Garut Police Resort Office Adjunct Commissioner Ridwan Tampubolon stated.
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