Trigana Plane Detiks Shot In Yahukimo

Illustration of the Tigana Air plane. (photo: twitter @trigana_air)

JAKARTA - A serial crime group (KKB) opened fire on a Trigana Air nurse at Nopjadham Dekai Airport, Yahukimo, Papua. The shooting occurred when a student was about to land and take off.

"It is true that the prosecution of KKB Trigana Air," said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo in his statement, Saturday, March 11.

The shooting began when the plane with flight number PK YSC B 373-500 landed at Nopjad Dekai Airport at around 13.35 WIT. Suddenly a gunshot was heard coming from the direction around Kali Brasa Dekai.

"The joint team together with the airline Trigana Air immediately checked the fuselage and there were no gunshot marks found on the body of the aircraft," he said.

Feeling safe, not long after that the plane took off again to Jayapura Sentani Airport. At that time, five gunshots were heard.

Then, an inspection was carried out upon arrival of the plane landed at Sentani Airport, Jayapura. A gunshot hole was found under the plane. "A passenger was hit by broken chairs," said Benny.

The joint team that received the report immediately combed vulnerable places in the Nop ceramah Dekai airport area. As a result, 7 people were arrested.

"We have secured 7 people and several pieces of evidence for further investigation and are looking for evidence of firearms used to carry out the shooting," said Benny.

Meanwhile, the evidence that was secured included three motorbikes, one arrow, a knife, one Sabit, one Bow, and one balance.