Police say a gunman fired on an Indonesian military truck near a U.S.-owned gold mine in eastern Papua province, wounding a soldier.
Chief of Papua police Maj. Gen. Bagus Ekodanto said Thursday the truck was carrying food and supplies to troops deployed near the world’s largest gold mine, operated by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc of Phoenix, Arizona.
A string of attacks near the Grasberg mine since mid-July has left three dead and injured more than 20. The mine is a source of tension in the remote, impoverished region.
Police were searching for the latest attackers, who fled into the jungle Wednesday after shooting the soldier in the leg. His condition was unclear.
The shooting came a day after two mine workers were injured by gunfire nearby.
