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Three people were killed by rebels in the Papua region of Indonesia. The rebel group said on Thursday (April 7th) that the deceased were Indonesia’s military personnel. Besides, the rebels were held hostage, police said. Khab Reuters.
Papuan rebels spokesman Sebbi Sambam said in a statement that the rebels had killed more than five people from April 7. Five of them were killed on Wednesday.
Sebbi Sambam claims that the victims are all members of the Indonesian government army. They chased the rebels in disguise of gold mining workers. Referring to the killing of those soldiers in a city in Yahukimo, Papua, Sebi said, “If the Indonesian government army wants to chase us, please come to Dekai, we are in the city.” Papua is one of Indonesia’s eastern province. Located in the western part of New Guinea Island. A vote held under the supervision of the United Nations in the 5th, controversially under the control of Indonesia, is rich in wealth-rich Papua. Since then, there has been a conflict between Indonesian government forces and rebels in Papua.
Faizal Ramadhani, the chief police officer of the Papua Peace Task Force, confirmed the rebel attack on Thursday. He said the police could not confirm the number of casualties yet. Officials went to the area to investigate the incident. However, the Indonesian national military has refused to be their officers killed by the rebels.
Separately, police said in a statement that five people were removed from an area of ​​Papua to another. Two residents are still hostage in the hands of the rebels.The Papua rebels have raised the attack on the army outpost in recent years. They also kidnapped foreigners, including a New Zealand pilot.
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