Shootout Between KKB And Nemangkawi Task Force In Kiwirok, One Police Member Injured

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JAKARTA - Armed criminal group (KKB) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) have resumed armed contact in the Kiwirok District, Bintang Mountains, Papua. One member of the Nemangkawi Task Force was shot.

"It is true (there was a gunfight)," said Head of Operations Nemangkawi, Brigadier General Ramdani Hidayat, to reporters, Tuesday, September 28.

The gunfight took place this morning. It is suspected that the KKB group involved in the shootout was the leader of Ngalum Kupel.

Meanwhile, the members of the Nemangkawi Task Force who were shot were rescued. The injuries were not too severe.

Based on the information, the member of the Police who was shot was Insp. Budi Basra. Currently, he is undergoing treatment at the Bhayangkara Police Hospital, Jayapura.

"He didn't die, it just got splintered," he said.

Previously, KKB had acted by spreading terror. In their acts of terror, they did not hesitate to attack members of the TNI-Polri.

During the attack, KKB and members of the TNI-Polri exchanged fire. In fact, the gunfight resulted in a member of Brimob, Bharatu Muhammad Kurniadi Sutio, being shot dead.