Jayapura, Papua - Police on Monday arrested three yet-to-be-identified men believed to belong to an armed gang responsible for security disturbances in PT Freeport`s concession area in the easternmost province of Papua.The police made the arrest during security restoration operations at Kwamki Baru in Timika, capital of Mimika district, a police source said.The gang was believed to be responsible for three shooting incidents in the PT Freeport area earlier this month.
Drew Nicholas Grant, an Australian working for the Indonesian subsidiary of US-based mining giant Freeport, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at mile 53 road connecting Timika and Tembagapura, Mimika district, Papua, on July 11. Grant was shot dead when travelling with other workers, Jhon Biggs, Maju Panjaitan, and Lidan Madandan in a car from Timika to Tembagapura.On July 12, unidentified gunmen again shot dead Markus Rante Allo, the company`s security guard, at mile 51. On July 13, Brigadier I Marson Freddy Pattipeilohy, a Papua police officer, was found dead at mile 52 after reportedly gone missing earlier.
Source : Monday, July 20, 2009 | National |Antara
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