JAYAPURA, Indonesia—Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua Province released more photos and videos Friday appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage last month alive. In a video distributed Friday by rebel spokesperson Sebby Sambom, a man wearing a blue jacket is identified as Philip Mark Mehrtens of Christchurch, a pilot for Indonesian aviation…
Papua Rebels Release Videos Showing Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Alive
10 Killed in Riots in Indonesia’s Restive Papua Province
JAYAPURA, Indonesia—Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua Province, police said on Friday. The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country’s easternmost Province, amid reports of a child kidnapping. Local police who had responded to a report about…
Indonesian Police Say 4 Dead, 1 Missing in Papua Attack
JAYAPURA, Indonesia—Indonesian security forces on Saturday recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive Province of West Papua, police said. The four men were killed late Thursday when gunmen stormed a government road construction project in remote Meyarga village in Bintuni Bay district, said West Papua…
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Papua, Indonesia, No Tsunami Warning: BMKG
JAKARTA—An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential to trigger a tsunami, the country’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said. The quake struck about 262 km (163 miles) east-northeast of Biak in Indonesia, at a depth of 16 km (10 miles), BMKG reported. There were no immediate…
9 Shot Dead in Indonesia’s Restive Papua, Say Police
Nine people were shot dead in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua in an attack believed to be perpetrated by armed separatists, police said on Saturday. Police in the provincial capital of Jayapura told local media the incident, the deadliest in recent years, occurred on Saturday morning in the remote highland area of Nduga. “It’s true…
18 Dead in Overloaded Truck Crash in Indonesia’s West Papua
JAKARTA, Indonesia—An overloaded truck carrying 29 people hit a hillside and overturned near an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s West Papua province on Wednesday, killing 18 people and leaving others injured, police said. The truck, crammed with miners and their families, was headed to the capital of West Papua Province Manokwari to celebrate Easter. They…
At Least 19 Die in Blaze, Brawl at Karaoke Bar in Indonesia’s Papua
JAKARTA—At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia’s West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police in the provincial capital of Sorong said on Tuesday. One person was fatally stabbed in the fight early on Tuesday before the venue was set on…
Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Southern Coast of Papua, Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the southern coast of Papua, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 1.24 miles and was about 114 miles southwest of Nabire, Indonesia, EMSC said. By Aishwarya Nair
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