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Police grill armed-group members in Papua
The Papua Police intensively interrogated on Saturday two members of the Puron Wenda-led armed group arrested in Wamena, Papua
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The Papua Police intensively interrogated on Saturday two members of the Puron Wenda-led armed group arrested in Wamena, Papua.
Papua Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Patrige said in Jayapura on Tuesday that the two, identified as Wayunga and Nesmi Wenda, had been arrested near the Sinakma market in Wamena.
'The pair were arrested accompanied by a third man, but because of a lack of evidence, this latter was released,' he said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Patrige said the two had been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a number of shootings in Lanny Jaya regency that targeted security apparatus.
Wayunga and Wenda were allegedly involved in the shooting of a police patrol in Lanny Jaya on July 18, 2014, killing two police officers and leaving two others wounded. The two are also accused of attacking several soldiers of Battalion 756 in the regency on Aug. 1, 2014, as well as a Police Mobile Brigade group in Wuringgambut on Aug. 4. (rms)
