JAYAPURA - Danrem 173/PVB Brigadier General Taufan Gestoro admitted that two soldiers from the Satgas Kodim Yonif R 408/SBH were shot after the logistics delivery group returned to their post around Ilaga, Puncak Regency, Papua, when they were intercepted by an armed criminal group (KKB).
"The incident occurred early Saturday at around 00.15 WIT in Kimak Village, Ilaga District," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, April 30.
He said that initially there were 10 soldiers led by First Lieutenant Inf A. Mizam using a truck to hand over the troops, Friday evening 29 April from the Ilaga Makodim Post to the Wuloni Post to deliver logistics.
When returning to Ilaga, Saturday morning, the group was intercepted by KKB, resulting in a shootout.
Two soldiers were injured, namely Sertu Sudirno who was shot in the right elbow and Praka Zubaidi was shot in the right nose through the upper left lip.
"Both of them have now been evacuated to Timika using a plane belonging to SAS Air," he said when contacted from Jayapura.
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