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1st LD : Two killed, 34 injured in clashes between locals in eastern Indonesia

Xinhua, April 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two people were killed and 34 others wounded as local residents clashed in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province on Sunday, an official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday.

Eighteen out of the injured have been suffering from serious wounds in the clashes which erupted on April 9, head of operation at local disaster agency Feri Kagoya said.

"The conflict was triggered by an allegation of discrimination in distribution of government financial assistance," Kagoya told Xinhua.

Nearly 100 houses were burnt and agricultural areas damaged in the clashes between people from Gika and Panaga districts in the province. Enditem