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Two Freeport Employees Killed In Papua After Gunmen Fired At Company Vehicle
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TIMIKA -- Two employees of U.S. mining giant Freeport were killed when the company car they were traveling in caught fire near the world's largest gold mine in a restive Indonesian province, the company and police said Friday.
Ramdani Sirait, a spokesman for Freeport Indonesia, said police had suggested to them that unidentified gunmen had fired at the car.
However, Maj. Mada Indra Laksanta, deputy chief of local police, said it was too early to conclude that the car was shot at.
Another officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said scene investigators had found a bullet casing near the burned car.
Thursday's incident came just one day after unidentified gunmen ambushed a Freeport van, injuring two employees. Sirait said the latest incident did not affect operations at the mine in Papua province, which has been a target of violence since production began there in the 1970s.
Laksanta said that the bodies of the victims were beyond recognition, but the officer identified them as Freeport's Indonesian security manager and his deputy.
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TrystanY on September 29, 2011 5:34 AM
