TEMPO.CO, Jayapura - A group of armed criminals on Saturday, Nov. 18., at 6 a.m. Eastern Indonesian Time set haul truck belonging to Freeport on fire in Lower Wanagon.
Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli on Saturday confirmed the burning of heavy equipment belonging to Freeport and also the unsuccessful attempt of gunning down an employee’s car.
Based on the police report, the acts were committed by 10 people.
An employee from the geo-tech division saw two armed men and immediately took a detour. While he was taking a detour, the two men fired their guns, but they missed him, Boy explained. The incident was reported to the security.
Boy cannot confirm whether the perpetrators are the same group committed an act of terror in Tembagapura.
"It is possible that the perpetrators are the same because they know the filed really well," the Papua Police chief said.
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