8 People Killed In OTK Attack At PTT Puncak Papua Employee Camp

Kapendam XVII/Cenderawasih Col. Inf. Aqsha Erlangga. ANTARA/HO-Personal Documents

JAYAPURA - Unidentified persons (OTK), Tuesday, March 2, reportedly attacked and shot employees and civilians at the Palaparing Timur Telematika (PTT) camp in Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Papua. The attack left 8 people dead.

Data compiled by Antara, in Jayapura, Thursday, March 3, revealed that the incident that occurred Tuesday, March 2 was reported by a PTT employee who survived, because he was not at the camp when the incident occurred, namely NS.

When NS returned to camp, he saw that his comrades had died, so he immediately went up to CCTV Tower BTS 3 to ask for help regarding the incident that occurred.

One of the PTT employees who was in Kago Village, Ilaga District, namely A, also reported the incident experienced by his colleagues in Beoga.

The victim who died allegedly as a result of being shot and abused by the OTK was in Beoga to carry out repairs to Telkomsel's Tower Base Transceiver Station (BTS) 3 "CO 53M 756085 9585257" in Beoga District.

The identities of the victims who died were Billy, Renal, Bona, Bebi Tabuni, Jamal, Eko, Syahril, and Pak De.

Head of Information for Military Command XVII/Cenderawasih, Colonel Inf. Aqsha Erlangga, in Jayapura, confirmed that there was an incident of attack by OTK, which resulted in the death of eight civilians.