Police had detained 23 people as witnesses of the clash.Timika, Papua (ANTARA News) - A Monday morning clash that occurred in Jalan Yos Sudarso of Timika, Papua Province, led to the death of two people, namely Didimus Hagabal and Musa Janampa.
The clash occurred in the street near the Public Hospital of Mimika leading to Karona Restaurant in Timika, the Operational Chief of the Mimika Resort police force, Commissioner Arnolis Korowa, said on Monday, adding that the police had detained 23 people as witnesses of the clash.
The police officers, led by Chief of Mimika Resort police force Senior Commissioner Adjunct Jermias Rontini, arrested tens of people when they inspected the scene of the crime on Monday morning.
"We detained 23 people as witnesses to question them for information relating to the incident," Arnolis said.
The body of Musa Janampa was placed in the Mitra Masyarakat Hospital in Timika, while the body of Didimus Hagabal will be evacuated from the Mimika Hospital to a funeral house in Wangirja Village-SP9.
The incident occurred on Monday at 04:30 a. m. local time when a few people of the Moni Tribe, who live in front of the Mimika Hospital, were rebuked by four people who were on a silver minibus in Jalan Yos Sudarso.
The driver drove the minibus ran away to the Kamoro Jaya-SP1 Village.
One of the passengers, namely Pilemon Hagabal, was hit by an arrow on his back and another passenger, Didimus Hagabal, fell down from the bus and ran to the Karona-Nawaripi Restaurants backyard.
The people who brought arrows and machetes pursued and injured Didimus.
After reaching the backyard of the restaurant, Didimus entered Elisabet Kamesfles house and asked for help.
Elisabet called an ambulance and Didimus was rushed to the Mimika Hospital. However, he died in the hospital.
Meanwhile, relatives of Didimus, who visited the Mimika Hospital to see the victim, also clashed with people from the Moni Tribe who live in front of the hospital.
A local house wife, namely Angelina Sihombing, suffered an injury on her right leg after she was hit by an arrow when she went to a nearby store.
Meanwhile, a car that belonged to a relative of Didimus Hagabal was damaged by the Moni people.
The police force and members of the Brigadier Mobile unit of the Papua Regional police had inspected the location near the Mimika Hospital.
Police officers also seized 22 bows and 70 arrows from the detained people.
The police force also found the dead body of Musa Janampa near the GKII Filadelfia Church.
The incident has triggered a panic among the Mimika people, such as in Kwamki Lama, Jalan Perintis and Timika Indah as well as Kwamki Baru.
The condition of Timika on Monday evening was conducive. (*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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