Situation Calm In Tembagapura After Rampage

Situation Calm In Tembagapura After Rampage

The situation in Tembagapura mile 74, a Freeport Indonesia mining area, is reported to be quiet again after incidents of property damage perpetrated by a mob at 7:30 p.m. local time on Sunday.

'The situation is already under control. There were no victims during the incident,'Karel Luntungan of PT Freeport Indonesia’s corporate communication told The Jakarta Post on Monday.

During the incident, a group of people attacked and damaged company assets including 13 vehicles and a Securicor security post as well as several concentrate tanks.

Karel said the attack was perpetrated by around 70 people who were not company employees.

'The situation is getting back into normal. Security officials are patrolling the areas around the incident site,'he said.

The cause of the incident remains unclear.

'The people have been returning back to their homes,' said Karel, without elaborating. (ebf)

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