Residents' Houses In Intan Jaya Papua Burned By KKB Terrorists

PHOTO VIA Kogabwihan III

JAKARTA - The atmosphere in Intan Jaya has heated up again after the terrorist armed criminal group (KKB) set fire to a resident's house in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya, Papua.

A house burning by KKB terrorists took place in Mamba Bawah Village. There were no casualties in the burning of the resident's house.

"Officers received information about the burning of the Regional House of Representatives office building by KKB terrorists on Tuesday, November 2 at noon. However, thanks to the anticipation of monitoring the TNI-Polri Task Force team assigned to the Sugapa District, Intan Jaya managed to anticipate the burning with tight security", said the Head of Information for the Joint Command. Defense Area (Kogabwilhan) III, Colonel Czi IGN Suriastawa in a written statement, Tuesday, November 2.

It is known that KKB terrorists came back around the Regional House of Representatives office, precisely in Mamba Bawah Village on Tuesday afternoon and set fire to residents' houses.

"After seeing the KKB terrorists carrying weapons and burning residents' houses, the TNI-Police Task Force at the location immediately opened fire at them", said Suriastawa.

PHOTO VIA Kogabwilhan III

Currently, TNI-Police officers continue to guard the location to prevent further attacks from KKB terrorists. The arson was allegedly carried out by the Intan Jaya KKB terrorist group, led by Undius Kogoya.

The arson and terror carried out by KKB terrorists in Intan Jaya is not the first time this has happened. Previously, on Friday, October 29, KKB carried out an act of burning residents' houses around the Sugapa Police Station.

Not only that, warehouses, ambulances, and a water tanker at Bilogai Airport were also burned. The shooting contact between the TNI-Police Task Force occurred after the arson.