The riot had started after locals, angered by rumours about a child kidnapping, started throwing rocks at Wamena police station. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - Indonesia tightened security in the town of Wamena in the easternmost region of Papua, after 10 people were killed in a riot on Thursday triggered by rumours that a child had been kidnapped, an official said on Friday.
The situation was “manageable” but was being monitored, Papua province police spokesman Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo said.
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