Fisherman dies in border incident

Fisherman dies in border incident

JAKARTA: One Indonesian fisherman was killed and two were
wounded when Papua New Guinea (PNG) soldiers attacked their
Taiwanese fishing boat in the Solomon Islands waters, Antara
reported Wednesday.

The Shin Shyang, owned by Global Industries of Taiwan, was hit
by machine gun fire and a grenade near the war-torn island of
Bougainville, which borders the Solomons.

The incident occurred while PNG Defense Force soldiers were
besieging the parliament in Port Moresby, trying to force Prime
Minister Sir Julius Chan to step down.

The wounded fishermen said they had been shot by soldiers who
destroyed their radio in the attack. They said they did not know
what had prompted the attack.

The PNG defense force has claimed that boats from the Solomons
are smuggling arms to the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, which
launched a secessionist uprising on the mineral-rich island nine
years ago. (swe)