Indonesia's Papua has been hit by fresh unrest as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region.
as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region after violent protests saw buildings torched and street battles between police and demonstrators.
The crowd, which also reportedly pelted shops and homes, began to disperse as riot police fired warning shots.Hundreds also marched through the streets of Sorong and hoisted the banned Papuan flag in the town of Fakfak on the western end of the island, which is divided between Indonesia and the nation of Papua New Guinea.
Authorities are hunting for more than 250 inmates who had escaped from a prison in Sorong that was torched during the riots.
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