Armed separatists ambush a group of Indonesian soldiers searching for a kidnapped New Zealand pilot in the Papua region, killing at least one, according to the army
The Indonesian military said the group was scouring the remote, hilly Nduga district on Saturday when gunmen opened fire, leaving at least one soldier dead.
"The condition of the other soldiers who are spread in several locations is still unknown," Indonesian military spokesman Julius Widjojono told a press conference Sunday. The military spokesmen said the group was scouring the remote, hilly Nduga district on Saturday when gunmen opened fire, leaving at least one soldier dead.
The West Papua National Liberation Army , the military wing of Papua's main separatist group, claimed responsibility for the attack and said they had killed nine soldiers.The West Papua National Liberation Army abducted the New Zealand pilot in February.
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