TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

Bus carrying military officers fired upon in Papua

 A bus carrying Merauke Military Commander Brig

Yuliasri Perdani (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, December 12, 2013

Share This Article

Change Size

Bus carrying military officers fired upon in Papua

 A bus carrying Merauke Military Commander Brig. Gen. Bambang Haryanto and other military officers was fired upon by unidentified assailants near Freeport Indonesia'€™s Grasberg mine in Mimika regency, Papua, on Thursday.

Papua Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Sulistio Pudjo confirmed the attack and said no one had been injured.

'€œThe attack happened at 12:23 p.m. local time, on Jl. Tambang near the mining area of PT Freeport Indonesia. Of the six bullets fired, only one hit the bus,'€ he said in a telephone interview.

Jl. Tambang connects the capital of Mimika, Timika, to Tembagapura sub-district, where the Grasberg mine is located.

A day before the attack, Bambang and Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian inspected three spots where unresolved shooting attacks took place in Mimika between Dec. 8 and 10.

{

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.