Merauke (Antara) - An Indonesian soldier was shot by a group of armed civilians on Saturday in Skouw, the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border area of Muara Tami District, Papua Province, on Saturday.
Antara learned here Saturday that Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Military¿s (TNI) Regional Military Command (Kodam) XVII Cendrawasih Brig.Gen.Hinsa Siburian led a group of soldiers to dispel the armed attackers and lowered the Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag of the Papuan separatists being hoisted in the area. (*)
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