Indonesia police say Papuan separatist commander Lesman Waker killed in shootout
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Synopsis The scene of the shooting was around the village of Wuloni, which is suspected of being one of the hiding places of the Lekagak Talenggeng terrorist group, police said in a statement late on Thursday.
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Security forces in Indonesia have killed a separatist commander in a shootout in the easternmost province of Papua, police said, amid a crackdown after the killing of a senior intelligence official.
The commander, Lesman Waker, was killed near one of his group s hideouts in the resource-rich province which has been roiled by separatist demands for decades.
Indonesian intelligence official shot dead in Papua- army statement
This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 13:45
April 25, 2021 - 13:45
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A senior Indonesian intelligence official was killed by a shot to the head on Sunday during an operation in the country s easternmost province of Papua, according to a statement by the army.
Brigadier General Putu Dani, who headed operations in the restive region for the country s intelligence agency (Badan Intelijen Negara), was shot while he was heading to the site of a shoutout with separatists, the military said.
West Papua has been riven by separatist conflict since the former Dutch colony was incorporated into Indonesia, following a controversial United Nations referendum in 1969.