Police Searching for Unidentified Gunman Who Shot Two Brimob Personnel

Jakarta (Antara) - The police are still on the lookout for an unidentified gunman who shot dead two members of the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) unit in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua. "We are still chasing the perpetrator," spokesman of the Indonesian Police Headquarters Senior Commissioner Agus Rianto stated here on Thursday. The police are teaming up with the Indonesian military to intensify their search for the perpetrator, he revealed. Agus remarked that the perpetrator snatched an AK47 rifle from the Brimob personnel shortly after they were shot dead. He expressed hope that the local residents would report the hideouts of the perpetrator to the police. "We hope the public will help to resolve the case," he remarked. (*)