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Police, TNI stay on guard at borders after shootout
Dozens of soldiers and police officers are still guarding the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) borders at Skow Wotung following a shootout between soldiers and a group of unidentified men on Saturday morning
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ozensof soldiers and police officers are still guarding the Indonesia-Papua NewGuinea (PNG) borders at Skow Wotung following a shootout between soldiers and agroup of unidentified men on Saturday morning.
The shootout began when a group of youngsters raised the Free Papuan Movement (OPM) flag, burned down a banner, vandalized a car wash and piled wood on the street near the borders.
The police then lowered the flag and pursued the group, but then the group entered the neighboring country's territory.
Jayapura Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Albert Papare and his team then went to the borders along with a group of soldiers. Albert was then shot at and got injured after being hit by glass. Besides Albert, a soldier by the name of Chief Sgt. Tugino was also hit.
Both officers were then rushed to the Bhayangkara Police hospital in Jayapura.
Two groups from the police's mobile brigade (brimob) and riot police were deployed to the scene, along with their army counterparts.
'Now we have the situation under control,' Papua Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Pudjo Sulistyo said without further elaboration.(dic)
