Bodies Of Marines Victims Of The KKB Shooting Flown To His Hometown

The bodies of Marines from the 3rd Marine Infantry Battalion who were victims of the KSB shooting in Kwareh Bawah, Nduga Regency, Papua/Photo: Antara

JAYAPURA - Two bodies of members of the 3rd Marine Infantry Battalion who were victims of an attack by an armed criminal group (KKB) in Kwareh Bawah, Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua, were flown from Timika to his hometown for burial. Iqbal was buried in Kendari and Private Mar Wilson Anderson Here was buried in Kupang. Waka Pendam XVII Cenderawasih Lt. Col. Inf Chandra Kurniawan in Jayapura, Monday, March 28, said the release of the bodies of the two soldiers was attended by Pangkogabwilhan III Lt. Gen. I Nyoman Cantiasa and Pangdam XVII Cenderawasih Maj. Gen. Teguh Muji Angkasa began with an honorary ceremony which took place in the hall of the Lanal Timika representative office in Timika, Mimika Regency.

Quoted by Antara, two planes were prepared to transport the two bodies, namely Hercules TNI-AU carrying the body of Pratu Mar Wilson Anderson Here to Kupang and the body of Letda Mar Muhammad Iqbal using a Lion Air plane, explained Lt. Col. Inf Chandra.

The KKB led by Egianus Kogoya, Saturday evening, March 28, attacked the Mupe Task Force post in Kware Bawah, killing two Marines and injuring eight.

The two personnel who died were Dan Pos Letda Mar Moh Iqbal and Private Mar Wilson Anderson Here.

The eight injured personnel were Serda Mar Rendi Febriansyah and Serda Mar Ebit Erisman,

Serda Mar Bayu Pratama, Private Mar Rahmad Sulman, Prada Mar Dicky Sugara, Private Mar Adik Saputra A, Prada Mar La Harmin and Prada Mar Alif Dwi Putra.