ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/04/2004 22:47:39
Indonesian police kill two in Papua province
Indonesian police have shot dead two robbers armed with bows and arrows as they
tried to make off with thousands of dollars in compensation payments to local
tribesmen in eastern Papua province.
Police are investigating whether the attack, in western Manokwari, was robbery or
whether there was another motive.
The Free Papua Movement has waged a sporadic low-level armed revolt for
independence since Indonesia took control of the territory from Dutch colonisers in
1963.
21/04/2004 22:47:39 | ABC Radio Australia News
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