The bodies of 16 people have been retrieved in Papua after a massacre which the West Papua Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for.
Indonesia's Papua region: the provinces of West Papua and Papua Photo: RNZ
Eyewitness accounts and the Liberation Army said at least 24 Indonesian construction workers were killed on Sunday by the separatist group.
One Indonesian soldier was also killed in a shootout later that day.
AFP reported a local military commander, Binsar Panjaitan, saying the unidentified bodies would be removed from Nduga regency.
Another 15 people were evacuated from the area, including seven workers who survived.
