Shots were fired upon Patrol Car Freeport

Action unidentified armed groups continues in the area of PT Freeport Timika Papua. This time it occurred at Mile 35 Jalan Tembagapura, Wednesday, October 26th at around 0:15 CDT. There were no casualties in the action shooting. But one LV Patrol unit patrol car owned by Freeport route Rp15 hit.

Papua Police spokesman Sr. Comr Wachyono said the shooting occurred, while on routine patrols in the area of ​​Freeport.

"The car was carrying three Rp15 Mobile Brigade personnel Bripka namely Bambang, Bripka Leo and Bripka Hartawan and two security officers Freeport ie, P Pangemanan and Benjamin Sampe. They were on a routine patrol, arrived at mile 35, shots were fired," he said.

However, because all that in the car can secure yourself, no one got hit. The driver then drove to the nearest security post. "No one hurt, but the car's body pierced by a bullet," he said.

According Wachyono, until now it did not yet know who the perpetrator is responsible for the shootings. "Who do crime scene, and the perpetrators are still being investigated. What is clear they were strangers," he said.

While the data are successfully obtained from the location, after the shooting, the road from Mile post 35 points for temporarily closed to all vehicles including ground logistics vehicles.

Earlier, on Friday, October 21, 2011, also a series of shootings in the area of ​​Freeport. Three people were killed in the incident.