Indonesia Claims That Papua New Guinea Separatists Have Executed 32 Workers

Indonesia's Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono shows a Papua map during a news conference after at least 24 construction workers building a bridge at a remote district in Papua province were killed by a suspected separatist group, in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

ABC News Online: Separatist gunmen kill 31 workers in restive Papua region, Indonesian authorities say

Indonesian authorities say independence supporters in the restive province of Papua have slaughtered up to 31 people who were working at a state-owned construction company.

Papua police spokesman Suryadi Diaz said 24 workers were killed when gunmen stormed a government bridge construction project in a remote mountainous village in Nduga district.

Eight other workers fled to the nearby house of a local Parliament member, but an armed group came a day later and killed seven of them, Mr Diaz said, citing reports from several witnesses. One managed to escape and remains missing.

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More News On Reports That Papua New Guinea Separatists Have Executed 32 Workers

Indonesian police say 32 dead, 1 missing in Papua attacks -- National Post/AP
Separatists suspected of killing 31 workers in Indonesia's Papua province -- Nikkei Asian Review
Indonesian police say 31 dead in Papua province separatist attack -- SBS
Indonesia attempts to recover bodies of 31 construction workers executed by separatist rebels in remote region of Papua -- SCMP/AFP
Indonesia says Papua separatists suspected of killing at least 24 workers -- Reuters
Indonesia probing reports dozens of workers shot dead in Papua -- Channel News Asia/AFP