JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least three people were killed after police from Indonesia's anti-terror unit stormed an isolated airstrip occupied by a group of unidentified gunmen in Papua province, state news agency Antara reported on Sunday.
The three killed included two suspected separatist rebels after failed negotiations to end an occupation of the airstrip, Papua Police Chief F.X. Bagus Ekodanto was quoted as saying.
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