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Rebel Boss Arrested for Attack on Police Station

Papua New Guinea police have arrested a pro-independence leader after an attack on a police outpost in Irian Jaya last month. Mathias Wenda leads one of at least eight factions within the Operasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement, or OPM). He and his deputy George Kogoiya were arrested by Papua New Guinea police in West Sepik province on Tuesday along with 11 other fighters. Full Story