Papua rebels demand independence talks


Giving consolation: Relatives of a man killed in a massacre by suspected separatist rebels mourning in Timika, Papua province. — AFP

JAKARTA: Rebels in Indonesia’s troubled Papua province demanded that the government hold negotiations on self-determination for the province and warned of more attacks.

Sebby Sambom, spokesman for the West Papua National Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Movement, said in a telephone interview that they attacked a government construction site last weekend because they believe the project is conducted by the military.

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