JAKARTA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- One soldier was killed and three others were injured in an exchange of fire with a band of rebels the government called as "the criminal armed group" in Indonesia's eastern most province of Papua, local media reported Friday.
The gunfight occurred in Ugimba of Intan Jaya district on Thursday, leaving the soldier named M Ramadhan dead and three other soldiers, Arif Aria, Ari Budiarta and Gunawan, wounded, according to the report by Antara news agency.
All the victims have been evacuated to Timika town in the province.
On Tuesday, two soldiers were gunned down in an attack launched by the separatists group while transporting goods in the district.
The separatist Free Papua Movement has sought an independent trough guerrilla wars since decades ago. Their targets include soldiers, police personnel and civilians.
