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Military: Separatist killed in Papua firefight
Jakarta Globe - September 17, 2014
The shootout involved about 30 OPM fighters from a group led by Puron Wenda, and police and military personnel, said Let. Col. Arh Rikas Hidayatullah of the Cendrawasih military command.
The firefight broke out at 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, he said, adding that one OPM member was killed and several were wounded.
Puron confirmed the confrontation, but told the Jakarta Globe by phone that he was not yet sure about the casualty number. "There was a firefight around noon with the police and military personnel," he said. "I am still collecting information."
The group is thought to have been responsible for the shooting deaths of two police officers in Lanny Jaya in July.
Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Yotje Mende said the strategy is not to chase after the armed group but to step by step reduce its area of operations.
"They probably felt cornered and launched an attack – but the security officers were prepared," Yotje said. He added that the fighters had been receiving backup from an armed group based in Puncak Jaya.
Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/military-separatist-killed-papua-firefight/.
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