10 killed in riots in restive Papua province

Jayapura: Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province. The riots began on Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country’s easternmost province, amid reports of...

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Updated At : 01:38 PM Feb 25, 2023 IST

Jayapura: Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province. 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. Local police who had responded to a report about the kidnapping, which police later said was a hoax, were attacked with rocks and arrows. AP

Boy travels to Poland with stationery for Ukrainians

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