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Puncak Java administration to help shooting victims
The Puncak Jaya regency administration will cover the medical costs of five people critically injured in a shooting incident believed to have involved a separatist group in the regency last Tuesday
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he Puncak Jaya regency administration will cover the medical costs of five people critically injured in a shooting incident believed to have involved a separatist group in the regency last Tuesday.
Puncak Jaya Regent Hanock Ibo said in Jayapura on Monday that his administration would also pay compensation to the relatives of a man killed in the incident.
'The regency administration will take responsibility for the medical costs of the wounded victims,' he said as quoted by Antara news agency.
He expressed shock at the shooting because the security situation in the regency had been relatively under control in the past year.
He said local authorities were facing difficulties in approaching security disturbance groups in the regency because most of them were young rebels.
He voiced concern that the security disturbance would disrupt development in the regency. (rms)
