the police had to fire warning shots when the people continued attacking them."Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - A man was wounded after being shot at when trying to grab a weapon of a patrolling police officer in Timika on Sunday, police said.
The incident occurred after patrolling police asked a group of four men, who were consuming alcoholic drink late that night to stop and told them to go home.
However, after the police returned from their patrol their way was blocked by a larger group of local people, Papua police spokesman Sr. Comr. Gede Sumerta Jaya said.
A police officer came out of the car and walked toward the people, but the people attacked him trying to grab his weapon, which somehow exploded and wounded one of the attackers Andreas Jaomi, Sumerta said.
He said the police had to fire warning shots when the people continued attacking them.
The wind shield of the police car was broken and a police officer was injured hit by rock thrown by the angry people, he said.
Andreas was sent to the RS Charitas hospital in Timika for medical treatment.
Security has remained a problem in Papua where separatists are still hiding in the mountain jungles harboring the idea of independence.
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