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Two TNI soldiers shot in armed group attack in Papua
Jakarta Globe - April 25, 2014
The two soldiers were identified as Polang Harahap and Rahman Hakim, who were shot in the forehead and right shoulder, respectively, after an armed group ambushed a military (TNI) outpost in Gurage village, Puncak Jaya on Friday afternoon. The assailants managed to flee the scene.
"[Both injured soldiers] are being evacuated to Mulia Hospital," Lt. Col. Rikas Hidayatullah, spokesman for the Papua military command, said on Friday. "Other [TNI] members are chasing after the shooters. We don't know yet if anyone [from the attackers] was injured."
The village of Gurage is located near the Tingginambut area, where a faction of Papua's separatist group, or OPM, led by Goliat Tabuni is known to launch attacks on Indonesian security personnel.
Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/2-tni-soldiers-shot-armed-group-attack-papua/
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