Markus Makur, Timika – The security in Timika, the capital of Papua's Mimika regency, was disrupted briefly Saturday following the arrival of the body of Papuan rebel leader Kelly Kwalik at the Mimika Legislative Council building.

Chaos ensued following a statement by the executive director of Amungme Tribe Consultative Institution, Nerius Katagame, who asked the Amungme people to express their grievances and aspirations brought about by Kelly's death.

These comments, Nerius said, would be handed to the committee organizing Kelly's funeral, scheduled for Sunday, where they would be publicly read.

However, the gathered crowd disagreed with the suggestion. Tempers flared and commotion broke out among the Amungme visitors to the council. The anger gave way to stone throwing and led to an uncontrolled fracas.

Responding to the turn of events, police officers backed by Indonesian soldiers began firing warning shots in the air to maintain order.

The warning shots forced visitors to flee the area with many taking shelter inside the council building where Kelly's body was lying in state.

Order was soon restored with the security situation returning to normal. Many police officers were stationed in key locations throughout the city.

One of the police officers was taken to the nearby Masyarakat Mitra Hospital for treatment after being hit by a rock. Nerius was also struck by a rock but managed to take cover.

Kelly, who led the Free Papua Organization (OPM), was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday morning during a police raid on his house in Timika. He died at a clinic following heavy blood loss from a gunshot wound in his right thigh.

Local military have blamed Kelly for a recent spate of attacks on PT Freeport Indonesia employees, in which three people were killed and dozens injured.

His body was immediately flown to the Papuan capital of Jayapura for DNA testing to verify its identity, after which it was flown back to Timika on Friday.

The angry crowd briefly occupied the Mimika Legislative Council building. They tried to lower the Indonesian flag in the yard, but were foiled by security officers, who pre-emptively lowered the flag themselves and took it to a nearby police station.

Meanwhile, a group of OPM members also engaged in violent acts at an Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border area. Two people were wounded in the incident.

"The two people were wounded by stray bullets fired by OPM members who were subordinates of Kelly," an unidentified witness was quoted as saying by news portal detik.com.

One of the wounded was taken to a hospital in Jayapura and the other to a hospital in PNG, the witness said.

The border area has been secured by the arrival of Indonesian police officers and soldiers, the witness added.