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Armed attack on gold mine in Indonesia kills two people

Published: 22 Feb 2026 - 09:46 pm | Last Updated: 22 Feb 2026 - 09:49 pm
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QNA

Jakarta: Two people were killed in an armed attack on a gold mine today in Central Papua province, Indonesia.

ANTARA News said that an armed attack targeted a gold mine in Central Papua, leading the death of two people. Local authorities have identified one of the victims, while efforts are continuing to identify the other.

ANTARA quoted a security official as saying that security forces evacuated 75 people from the mine site, stressing that the evacuations were aimed at preventing further security threats.