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1 suspected Papuan separatist dead, 4 arrested
A joint police and Indonesian Military (TNI) patrol has killed a suspected separatist and arrested four others in Papua
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A joint police and Indonesian Military (TNI) patrol has killed a suspected separatist and arrested four others in Papua.
"The military and police encountered the illegally armed men in Kota Mulia, a regency of Puncak Jaya, on Saturday," Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian said in Jayapura on Tuesday as quoted by Antara news agency.
The military and police were on a joint patrol heading to Kota Mulia when the officers encountered the men, who then started shooting at the patrol, Tito said.
One of the men was wounded in the encounter and died en route to a local hospital, Tito explained, adding that two of four had also been injured but had received treatment at hospital.
Tito said the patrol found 29 bullets after searching the suspected separatists. (***)
