Attacks by rebels in several districts in Papua have increased over the past year.
April 28, 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, accompanied by security officials, delivers televised remarks at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 26, 2021.
Credit: Facebook/Presiden Joko Widodo
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An Indonesian police officer and five Papuan independence fighters were killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a rebel group in restive Papua province, authorities said Wednesday.
The clashes began early this month in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province after rebels set fire to several schools and shot to death two teachers in Beoga village in Puncak district.
5 rebels, 1 police killed in clash in Indonesia s Papua
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