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At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured as fresh clashes erupted in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to military and police officials.
Four people including a soldier were killed in clashes in Jayapura, the province’s capital, while 16 people were killed in Wamena, a city in the Papua mountain region. The death toll from Wamena, a region also known for its Arabica coffee crop, could increase as 65 people were reported injured in the violence, Eko Daryanto, a spokesman for the army in Papua, said by phone.
The resource-rich Papua region was rocked by separatist protests last month, forcing authorities to deploy additional troops to quell the violence that targeted government buildings and the army. The region is home to Grasberg copper and gold mine, operated by Freeport-McMoRan and the Tangguh LNG project run by BP.
Located in the western half of the island of New Guinea, Papua became part of
Indonesia following a controversial UN-backed referendum in 1969.