Telkomsel shooting

On 2 March 2022, armed gunmen of the Free Papua Movement attacked and killed eight workers at a Telkomsel telecommunications facility in Beoga, Puncak Regency, in the Papua province of Indonesia.[3][4]

Telkomsel shooting
Part of the Papua conflict
Aerial photograph of the terrain near Beoga.
LocationBeoga, Puncak Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Date2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)
03:00[1] (UTC+09:00)
TargetPalaparing Timur Telematika employees
Attack type
attack on communications tower
WeaponsAutomatic firearms[2]
Deaths8
Injured1
PerpetratorsWest Papua Liberation Organization
No. of participants
12

Background

The technicians were fixing the building's transceiver when around twelve militants attacked the structure and began gunning them down. One of the workers managed to flee and sent a message via the building's CCTV to Telkomsel's headquarters in Jakarta.[5]

The West Papua Liberation Organization claimed responsibility for the killings. The group's spokesman, Sebby Sambom, said the movement had previously told civilians to leave the area and that "There is no reason to justify that they are civilians when we have announced all immigrants to immediately leave the war zone."[6]

The attack was condemned by many Indonesian authorities, including local military official Aqsha Erlannga, who described the shooting as an "extraordinary crime."[6]

The attack was one of the deadliest incidents in the recent history of the Papua conflict, which has been ongoing since 1962.[7][8][9]

References
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  2. McBeth, John (8 March 2022). "Indonesia, UN at daggers drawn on Papua". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. "8 civilians killed by Indonesian armed criminal group in Papua-Xinhua". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "Rebels in Indonesia's Papua Shoot Dead 8". 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. "Rebel gunmen kill 8 technicians in Indonesia's restive Papua". AP NEWS. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "Indonésie: huit techniciens tués par des rebelles papous". RFI (in French). 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. "Separatists in Indonesia's Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower". 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022 – via www.reuters.com.
  8. Reuters (4 March 2022). "Separatists in Indonesia's Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. "Separatist Fighters Kill 8 Telecom Technicians in Papua Province". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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