10 Killed in Riots in Indonesia’s Restive Papua Province

10 Killed in Riots in Indonesia’s Restive Papua Province
Indonesian riot police take positions as fresh unrest broke out in Indonesia's restive Papua region in provincial capital Jayapura on Sept. 23, 2019. Faisal Narwawan/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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JAYAPURA, Indonesia—Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua Province, police said on Friday.

The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country’s easternmost Province, amid reports of a child kidnapping.