Alleged rebel gunned down

Alleged rebel gunned down

JAYAPURA, Papua: Indonesian military (TNI) and police personnel
shot dead an alleged Papuan rebel, whose group went on a rampage in
Tinggi Nambut hamlet, Puncak Jaya regency, last week, a top Army
officer said on Friday.

Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal, the chief of Trikora military command
overseeing military affairs in Papua, said that the alleged rebel
had been shot dead during an armed clash on Thursday morning on
Lima Jari hill, some 12 kilometers from Mulia city, the capital
of Puncak Jaya regency.

The joint team said a rifle had been recovered from the dead
man, while the other alleged rebels had fled the scene. A group
of Papuans shot five Makassar migrants dead, and torched houses
and government buildings in Tinggi Nambut hamlet last week. -- JP