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Indonesia: 10 killed in riots in Papua Province amid 'child kidnapping' reports
Updated On: 24 February, 2023 07:43 PM IST | Jayapura, Indonesia | AP
The riots began on Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country's easternmost province, amid reports of a child kidnapping
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This picture taken on February 23, 2023 shows police officers dispersing people in Wamena. - Indonesia has deployed security forces to Wamena town in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed during a riot sparked by rumours of a child abduction, officials said on February 24. Pic/AFP
Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia's Papua province, police said on Friday.
The riots began on Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country's easternmost province, amid reports of a child kidnapping.
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