JAKARTA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian security forces have gunned down one separatist in a raid at a rebel camp in the country's easternmost province of Papua, a police officer said on Monday.
Hengki Wamang, 31, a member of the separatist group which Indonesia calls an armed criminal group, was killed during the crackdown at the Kali Kopi camp situated in Mimika district, the Provincial Police's Spokesman Senior Commissioner Ahmad Musthofa Kamal said.
Three pieces of weapons with hundreds of bullets and some cash were seized during the mission, the spokesman said.
The police and military joint security forces have been investigating the camp since Thursday before launching the operation on Sunday, he said.
After the operation, the chase of the other members of the separatist group in Papua province would continue, the spokesman said in a statement.
The separatist Free Papua Movement, locally known as OPM, based in Papua province has been seeking an independence through guerrilla wars since decades ago, targeting soldiers, police personnel and civilians. Enditem
