Four die in Papua militant attack
An attack on an army post in Indonesia’s Papua province has left two soldiers and two civilians dead, police say. Some 30 men armed with a Kalashnikov, bows, arrows and spears attacked the post near the Papua New Guinea border. Police blame the attack on one of the small separatist groups fighting to end Indonesian rule in Papua. It is the latest serious incident in recent weeks amid a sporadic separatist insurgency going on for decades. The incident comes just under a month after four policemen and a soldier were killed during a demonstration against the vast US-owned gold and copper mine in the province. Full Story