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Graphic toont de locaties van de demonstraties, en een tijdlijn van de regio West-Papoea.
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Opnieuw onlusten in Indonesische provincie Papoea

By Mike Tyler

September 23, 2019 - Honderden demonstranten in de opstandige Indonesische provincie Papoea hebben maandag huizen en andere gebouwen in brand gestoken uit woede, aangewakkerd door geruchten dat een leraar studenten had beledigd, en bij een andere demonstratie werd een soldaat gedood, zo meldt de politie.

An angry mob torched local government buildings, shops and homes and set fire to cars and motorbikes on several roads leading to the district chief's office in the town of Wamena, AP reported.

Police said the protest was triggered by allegations that a high school teacher in Wamena who is not from Papua called an indigenous Papuan student “monkey” last week.

Video circulated on the internet showed dozens of people, many armed with machetes, standing in front of their shops and homes to protect them from the angered mob.

Indonesia’s military said that at least one soldier was killed Monday in a clash with students at a local university in Jayapura. Media reports said three students also died in the incident.

The protests came days after Indonesian authorities managed to get the province under control after weeks of violent protests against alleged racism in the region. At least one Indonesian soldier and four civilians were killed in that violence.

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PUBLISHED: 24/09/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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