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        "id": 1896969,
        "msgid": "five-workers-killed-by-insurgents-in-highland-papua-manhunt-underway-1785739812",
        "date": "2026-08-03 12:42:59",
        "title": "Five workers killed by insurgents in Highland Papua, manhunt underway",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Security",
        "summary": "Five road construction workers employed by PT SHJ were killed in an attack by an armed separatist group at their camp in Tolikara, Highland Papua. The military has condemned the assault on civilians working on infrastructure projects and has launched a joint operation with police to pursue the perpetrators. This incident adds to a series of violent attacks in the region targeting civilians, including teachers, traders, and transport workers.",
        "content": "<p>Colonel (Inf.) Tri Purwanto, information unit chief of the XVII\nMilitary Regional Command\/Cenderawasih, said that four of the five\nvictims have been identified and evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe three bodies have been evacuated to Mulia Regional General\nHospital in Puncak Jaya District. Meanwhile, one body was evacuated to\nKarubaga, and the other remained at the incident site,\u201d Purwanto told\nANTARA on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The victims, all road construction workers hired by PT SHJ, were\nidentified as Arman Sibarani, Erlin Aritonang, Alfons, and Barengga.<\/p>\n<p>According to Purwanto, the separatists, officially referred to as\n\u201carmed criminal groups,\u201d attacked the workers\u2019 camp in Woniki\nSub-district, Tolikara, on Sunday evening and killed the five workers\nwho rested there. There were 10 workers at the camp, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The military regional command condemned the armed attack against\ncivilian workers who build infrastructure for the convenience of the\nPapuans.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the attack, the joint TNI and police personnel have\nlaunched an operation to pursue the perpetrators and maintain security\nfor the safety of the locals, he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The armed groups have frequently used hit-and-run tactics against\nIndonesian troops and staged assaults on civilians in districts\nincluding Intan Jaya, Nduga, Yahukimo, and Puncak.<\/p>\n<p>Targets have included construction workers, motorcycle taxi drivers,\nteachers, students, food vendors, and civilian aircraft crews.<\/p>\n<p>Notable incidents include February 7, 2023: New Zealand pilot Phillip\nMark Mehrtens was taken hostage by an armed group led by Egianus Kogoya\nafter landing a Susi Air flight in Nduga District. His aircraft was then\nset on fire.<\/p>\n<p>April 2025: Sixteen illegal gold miners were shot dead by an armed\ngroup in Yahukimo District, Highland Papua.<\/p>\n<p>July 2, 2026: American pilot Nicholas F. Goselin, 29, was fatally\nshot by an armed separatist group after landing in Balinggama, Yahukimo\nDistrict, in Indonesia\u2019s Highland Papua Province.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesian military says security stable in Papua\nHighlands<\/p>\n<p>Related news: TNI to boost security deployment in vulnerable Papua\nareas<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Joint TNI-Polri patrol seizes weapons in Central\nPapua<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Evarukdijati, Nabil Ihsan<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-workers-killed-by-insurgents-in-highland-papua-manhunt-underway-1785739812",
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