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
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.