SIBU: Six people, five men and a woman, were arrested for possessing offensive weapons in a public place during a fight which erupted all because one of the men took a picture of the woman who was with another group in a cafe.

Sibu OCPD, asst comm Zailanni Amit said on Friday that the case came to light when a senior investigating officer, ASP Che Intan Subri saw a posting entitled "Gang Fight in Sibu" on 'infor sibu' Facebook page at 9.27pm on Thursday.

A video clip of the commotion between the two groups was also uploaded on the FB page.

This subsequently led to the arrest of the six suspects aged between 20 to 30 at Jalan Keranji and Jalan Kampung Nyabor.

According to ACP Zailanni the two groups were at the cafe in Jalan Wong King Hoe at 1.30pm Thursday when the 27-year suspect secretly took a picture of the 30-year old woman who was with two others in another table.

"Seeing this, the woman dashed over to the other table and grabbed the hand phone from the man. She also slapped him on the face," he said.

The man retaliated by elbowing the woman in the face.

Fights between the two groups then almost erupted during which sticks and samurai sword were used to threaten each other.

The police he said were looking for another suspect who is still at large.

The case is being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code.