The Attack At Kawe Papua Mining Camp Led By Bocor Sobolim, 1 Worker Reportedly Died

The location of the camp in the 81 mine that was burned by an armed group of Bocor Sobolim, Saturday night, in the Bintang Mountains Regency, Papua/ ANTARA

PAPUA - The Head of the Bintang Mountains Police, AKBP Cahyo Sukarnito, said that the Papuan armed group that attacked the mining camp in Kawe was led by Bocor Sobolim. In the attack that took place on Saturday, November 5 that night, a worker was reported killed. "Last July also attacked the camp and tortured its miners to death. It is true that Bocor Sobolim led the attack on a mining camp in Kawe Village, Awimbon District," Sukarnito explained to Antara, Sunday, November 6 when contacted from Jayapura. The attack incident caused volmo Aldus Tuenoa (29) to die from the injuries he suffered. "The mine site 81 is close to the crime scene last July," he said. The sobolim and armed groups he led came from Yahukimo Regency. "The mining area in Kawe Village, Awimbon District is on the border with Yahukimo Regency," said Sukarnito.