PAPUA - Military Resort Command Commander 173/PVB, Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan, confirmed that a shootout occurred in Gome, Puncak Regency, Papua, until a TNI soldier was injured.
"Last Sunday there was indeed a gunfight in Gome that caused a soldier from Infantry Battalion 715/Matuliato to be shot and injured", said Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan when confirmed, Antara, Jayapura, Monday, August 16.
He said the victim, First Lieutenant Rudi Sipayung, had a gunshot wound. Currently, the person concerned has been evacuated to Timika.
From the report he received, it was revealed that a shootout occurred while members were on patrol.
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The condition of the injured soldiers, said Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan, is stable because they were immediately handled by doctors and paramedics from Battalion 715.
When asked which group to engage in armed contact with, He suspected Goliath Tabuni's group.
"The Gome area is controlled by the Goliath Tabuni group", said TNI Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan.
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