Jayapura, Papua, June 19 -- A joint Indonesian military-police team has restored security at Aminggaru Ilaga Airport in Central Papua's Puncak District following a disturbance by an armed separatist group on Wednesday.

"The armed criminal group attempted to open fire at the airport, prompting a swift response from joint security personnel, which resulted in a gunfight. Personnel of the Peace Cartenz Task Force and the military responded quickly to restore the situation," said Brigadier General Faizal Rahmadani, operations chief of the task force.

Rahmadani explained that the attackers, believed to be members of a group led by Jeki Murib, opened fire from a nearby forest in an apparent attempt to disrupt airport operations. The first sho...