JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Three Indonesian soldiers were killed after a clash with dozens of rebels in the eastern province of Papua, the military said late on Thursday (March 7), the latest deaths amid high tensions and violence in the restive region.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - Three Indonesian soldiers were killed after a clash with dozens of rebels in the eastern province of Papua, the military said late on Thursday , the latest deaths amid high tensions and violence in the restive region.
"The team fought back until they were able to drive the armed criminal group back into the forest. Three soldiers died in the attack," said the statement.Two military helicopters dispatched to evacuate the soldiers also came under fire, the army said.
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