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Armed group shoots at Wings Air plane upon landing in Papua
The armed criminal group (KKB) fired at a Wings Air plane upon landing at Nop Goliat Dekai Airport on Saturday, hitting the aircraft’s fuselage.
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A Wings Air ATR 72-600 aircraft takes off in this file photo. An armed criminal group (KKB) shot at a Wings Air plane upon landing at Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Dekai, Yahukimo regency, Papua Highlands, on Saturday, hitting the aircraft’s fuselage. (Kompas.com/File)
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Wings Air aircraft came under fire when landing at Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Dekai, Yahukimo regency, Papua Highlands, at 1.20 p.m. on Saturday, the shooting is alleged to have been carried out by an armed criminal group (KKB)
Papua Police chief spokesman Sr. Comr. Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo confirmed on Sunday the shooting targeted Wings Air flight IW 1646, an ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft, registration number PK-WGT.
“The information we received stated that the aircraft was hit on the port side and a round penetrated the aircraft cabin.” Ignatius said on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com.
Passengers heard a gunshot from the port side of the plane upon landing. In a follow-up examination, a bullet was found lodged directly above passenger seat No. 19A in the air conditioning outlet.
Yahukimo Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Heru Hidayanto said no one was seriously harmed in the incident, although one passenger, identified only as PO, suffered a minor neck injury after being hit by fragments from the impact.
"All 36 passengers of the Wings Air’s plane are safe," Heru said on Sunday.
Heru stressed that Nop Goliat Dekai Airport was still operating as normal, saying that airlines could continue flight activities at the airport.
