Commander Military Command XVII / Cenderawasih Major General Christian Zebua when confirmed reporters via cell phone Friday afternoon confirmed the incident.
"It is true there was a shooting at Lanny Jaya. OPM Five shot dead and two members of our grazed by a bullet," said Major General Christian Zebua, as quoted by Antara.
The exchange of fire occurred when a combined force consisting of members of District Military Command 1702 / Jayawijaya, Battalion 756 / Wi Mane Sili, Assistance of the Force, and Denintel led by Dan Battalion 756 / Wi Mane is heading Sili Post Kotis Lanny Jaya. The combined forces of the military is pursuing OPM Wanimbo Enden, Wenda Rambo and Wenda Okiman Purom.
District Pirime, Lanny Jaya district, they were intercepted OPM to a shootout and two military members were shot. One of them is the member of Battalion 756 / Wi Mane Sili, Private Rohman, while five members of the OPM was also shot.
As of this writing, according to the military commander of Paradise, a shootout between the combined forces of the military and members of the OPM Lanny Jaya region is still ongoing.
Meanwhile, in a statement to reporters via cell phone in Jayapura, Enden Wandikbo and Porum Wenda denied if any of his men were shot.
"No one had been shot dead., But honai (traditional house) we were burned by the military," they said.
Tensions in the District Lanny Jaya increased since last week. On Monday (28/7), two members of the police and Bripda Prayoga Bripda Zulkifli fall killed in a shootout with armed groups in the region Indiwa, Lanny Jaya regency.
The firefight occurred when police officers conduct community by attending community guidance. While doing the activities that they attacked the armed groups.
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