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Four shot dead in Indonesia's restive Papua region

Summary by Ground News

Four people were shot and killed by an armed rebel group in Indonesia's restive West Papua province. The West Papua National Liberation Army said its members shot people they believed were Indonesian intelligence personnel disguised as road construction workers. Indonesia's easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua have seen a long-simmering independence movement.

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VOA News

Indonesian Police Say 4 Dead, 1 Missing in Papua Attack

Indonesian security forces Saturday recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive province of West Papua, police said. The four men were killed late Thursday when gunmen stormed a government road construction project in remote Meyarga village in Bintuni Bay district, said West Papua Police spokesperson Adam Erwindi. Five other workers fled to a nearby military post, including one who was …

2 years ago·United States

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The Epoch Times

Indonesian Police Say 4 Dead, 1 Missing in Papua Attack

JAYAPURA, Indonesia—Indonesian security forces on Saturday recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive Province of West Papua, police said. The four men were killed late Thursday when gunmen stormed a government road construction project in remote Meyarga village in Bintuni Bay district, said West Papua Police spokesperson Adam Erwindi. Five other workers fled to a nearby military post,…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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The Washington Post

Indonesian police say 4 dead, 1 missing in Papua attack

Indonesian security forces have recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive province of West Papua

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abc News

Indonesian police say 4 dead, 1 missing in Papua attack

Indonesian security forces have recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive province of West Papua

2 years ago·United States

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Indonesian police say 4 dead, 1 missing in Papua attack

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian security forces have recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive province of West Papua. Police said the four men were killed late Thursday when gunmen stormed a government road construction project in a remote village. Five other workers fled to a nearby military post, including one who was injured in the attack, while three others hid in the jungl…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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