Indonesian separatists brace for ‘swift and deadly’ retribution after up to 31 people were killed in remote West Papua district
Indonesian soldiers walk towards a helicopter headed for Nduga district in Papua province. Photo: Reuters
Indonesian separatists brace for ‘swift and deadly’ retribution after up to 31 people were killed in remote West Papua district
- On Thursday, the military said it had retrieved 16 bodies from Nduga, but the total death toll has still not been confirmed
- An exiled independence leader, now based in the UK, has called for calm in the wake of the killings at the weekend
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Updated: Thursday, 6 Dec, 2018 9:43pm
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Indonesian soldiers walk towards a helicopter headed for Nduga district in Papua province. Photo: Reuters
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