ABC AUSTRALIA, 30/07/2002 05:10:46
Police braced for separatist attcks in Papua
Police in Indonesia's Papua province say they plan to crack down on separatist
activists in the resource-rich region if dialogue fails.
The provincial police chief suspects separatists have been planning attacks but he will
not say whether he thinks they will come from the separatists' armed wing or its
political movement, the Papua Presidium Council.
Papua has been relatively free of violence in recent months.
His comments come three days before a meeting of church, human rights, students
and independence activists who plan to declare Papua a 'zone of peace'.
30/07/2002 05:10:46 | ABC Radio Australia News
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