The protest was sparked by rumors that a teacher had called an indigenous student 'monkey,' and a soldier was killed in another protest, police said.
Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia’s restive Papua province set fire to homes and other buildings Monday in a protest sparked by rumors that a teacher had insulted students, and a soldier was killed in another protest in the region, police said.
He said that a police investigation did not find any racism against the student and that false rumors have been spreading among students in other schools and native communities. An airport official in Wamena, Joko Harjani, said Monday’s protest forced authorities to close the city’s airport. It will remain closed until the situation returns to normal.
Papua military spokesman Lt. Col. Eko Daryanto said in a statement that at least one soldier was killed Monday when police, backed up by soldiers, forced the protesters off the campus.
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