21 Oct 2009

Two injured in shooting incident near Freeport mine in Papua

7:44 am on 21 October 2009

Two people have been injured in another shooting incident at the Freeport gold and copper mine in Indonesia's Papua province.

The Jakarta Post reports two employees of the US company were shot and wounded yesterday morning near the world's largest gold mine.

Papua Police say the mine workers were hit when a busload of 60 employees came under fire in the restive Papua province.

It says the victims are in stable condition, with one shot in the thigh and arm, and the other hit in the hand and waist.

In the same area, an Australian, an Indonesian security guard, and a policeman died in ambushes earlier this year.