West Papua Liberation Army

West Papua Liberation Army behind deadly Nduga attack

Three people died after gunmen targeted an aircraft transporting Indonesian paramilitary police at the airport of this remote Papuan regency.

Liberation Army gunmen launched an attack at the Trigana Air twin otter which had arrived carrying 18 Brimob personnel.

Two people, including the pilot, were injured before a gunfire ensued on the airfield between the Liberation Army members and Indonesian security forces.

Three people who died have been identified as migrants from Indonesia's South Sulawesi province.