31 Jul 2017

One killed, 12 injured during local elections in Indonesia's Papua

3:21 pm on 31 July 2017

One person has been killed and a dozen others wounded after a clash during local elections in Indonesia's Papua province.

Indonesian police at a demonstration in the Papuan region.

Indonesian police at a demonstration in the Papuan region. Photo: Supplied/ Whens Tebay

Antara reported the incident started on Saturday morning between supporters of rival candidates in the election for the head of Puncak Jaya district.

The Papua police spokesman Senior Commissioner Ahmad Kamal told the Indonesian news agency 16 houses were also burned.

He appealed to people not to be provoked by rumours and for candidates to monitor their supporters, saying the election dispute was still being settled in the courts.

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