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Two Nabire incident victims sent to Jayapura for further treatment
Two Nabire stampeded victims, namely Makarina Tekege and Rena Lasol, have been airlifted to Jayapura for further treatment
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wo Nabire stampeded victims, namely Makarina Tekege and Rena Lasol, have beenairlifted to Jayapura for further treatment. They both remain in a critical conditiondespite undergoing treatment at NabireGeneral Hospitalsince Sunday night.
'We decided to send them to Jayapura because their condition remains critical,' Nabire GeneralHospital director DrJhoni said onTuesday.
He said 34 patients were sent to the hospital immediately after the incident.After a few hours of treatment, 10 people were allowed to go home and 22 otherswere admitted, while the two abovementioned patients were sent to Jayapura General Hospital.
Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian has remained in Nabire to ensure thereis no further rioting.
Seventeen people,most of them women, were trampled to death when they attempted to leave Kota Lama Sports Stadium after a boxing match turned ugly on Sunday evening. All the dead have been buried intheir respective villages.(dic)
