More people have been injured as clash between two groups continues in Kwamki Lama, a regency in Mimika, Papua, on Wednesday. News portal tempointeraktif.com reported that hundreds of people began another fighting early in the morning. An unofficial source said that a total of 31 people have been injured since the clash erupted on Monday afternoon.
A tribe member, Albert Mom, was killed in the fights on Tuesday.
Mimika Police Deputy Chief Comr. Jeremias Rontini said the conflict erupted due to unpaid compensation demanded by the downstream village for a rape that was allegedly committed by a member of the upstream village six months ago.