TNI AU Kopasgat Member Shot By Armed Group In Papua

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JAYAPURA - Chief Private Hermansyah, a member of the Indonesian Air Force Kopasgat, at around 07.35 WIT Saturday, February 19, was shot by armed groups while guarding Aminggaru Airport, Ilaga, Puncak Regency, Papua. The victim and the victim were injured in the right shoulder and have now been treated by paramedics at the Ilaga Health Center. The shooting is thought to have come from a forest area located at the end of Aminggaru Airport, leading to a shootout with armed groups. He stated that currently helicopters are being prepared to move Hermansyah to Timika. Previously, on January 27, three Indonesian Army soldiers were killed in a shootout with an armed group in Gome District, Puncak Regency. Gome District is one of the districts or sub-districts in Puncak Regency, Papua.