Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Another shooting incident occurred in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday, highlighting the fragile security situation in the region, which was recently gripped by a shooting incident in Skouw-Wutung that led to the ongoing closure of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border.

The shooting occurred as T. Sinaga and his family were travelling from Abepura, Jayapura, to their home in Arso, a district in Keerom regency which is around 40 kilometers from Abepura, at around 8:30 p.m. local time, on Saturday.

Together with his wife and their child, Sinaga who is a teacher in Arso Swakarsa was on his way home when their vehicle was shot at in a location around 17 kilometers from Abepura. A bullet hit the right-hand side of the rear of his car.

"We were just at kilometer 9 of the Abepura-Arso road when we suddenly heard shooting. I kept driving fast. Following the sound of the shots, I felt that our car had been hit by stones," Sinaga told The Jakarta Post. He said his car seemed to have been shot from the right side of the road.

Sinaga said the road between Abepura and Arso was very quiet that night. "Usually, only every 500 meters or so will you pass another vehicle but on that night, we only saw another vehicle after driving for around 5 kilometers," he said, adding that he reported the incident to the Koya police precinct.

Jayapura Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Alfred Papare said the police were still investigating the incident and had questioned Sinaga and his family. "Currently, the Jayapura deputy police chief is leading a team to carry out an investigation at the incident site," he told the Post. (ebf)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/06/15/more-gun-violence-jayapura-no-injuries-reported.html