Gunmen attack plane in Indonesia's Papua

The scenic beautiful island of Papua is mineral-rich but a impoverished region since the early 1960. Rebel Gunmen opened fire on a small commercial plane as it landed in Indonesia's restive province carrying nine passengers, one of the plane's pilots said on Saturday (Dec 21). - ANN

JAKARTA: Gunmen opened fire on a small commercial plane as it landed in Indonesia's restive province of Papua carrying nine passengers, one of the plane's pilots said on Saturday (Dec 21). No casualties were reported.

The attack occurred in the hilly district of Puncak, a stronghold of separatists who have battled Indonesian rule in the mineral-rich but impoverished region since the early 1960s, said the Indonesian co-pilot, Purwanto Condro Usodo.