2 Papuan separatist leaders killed in shootout with security forces near Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg gold mine in Indonesia's Papua region.
2 Papuan separatist leaders, Abubakar Kogoya and Damianus Magay, were killed in a shootout with security forces near the Grasberg gold mine (part-owned by Freeport-McMoRan) in Indonesia's Papua region. The Free Papua Movement rebels view the mine as a symbol of Indonesian rule and have been fighting a low-level insurgency since the region was annexed in the 1960s.
April 07, 2024
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