Biak massacre
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The Biak massacre was the killing of West Papuan pro-independence demonstrators on the island of Biak, Papua Province, Indonesia, in 1998.
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Biak Massacre | |
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Part of the Papua Conflict | |
Location | Biak, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 8.5875°S 125.342°E / -8.5875; 125.342 |
Date | July 2–6, 1998 (UTC+9) |
Target | Pro-independence civilians, members of the Free Papua Movement |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 40–150 |
Perpetrators | Indonesian Armed Forces, Indonesian National Police |
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According to Elsham Papua, a local human rights organization, 8 people were killed and a further 32 bodies were found near Biak in the following days.[1] The Free Papua Movement claimed that around 150 people were killed.[2]