Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Three villagers were found dead following a gunfight between security personnel and several armed Papuan terrorists that torched various facilities of the Aminggaru Airport in Ilaga, Puncak District, Papua Province, on Thursday evening.
The dead civilians were identified as Patianus Kogoya, head of Niporolome Village; Petena Murib, Patianus Kogoya’s wife; and Nelius Kogoya, Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mathius Fakhiri stated in Jayapura on Friday evening.
The police investigators received reports that they had died of gunshot wounds, but the investigation into their deaths could not be continued after the mourning families took their bodies for burial, he remarked.
Apart from finding three bodies in Niporolome Village, the security personnel also…
