REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said the Sunday shooting of an airplane by a gang in Papua is an act of terror seeking to stop development in Papua. "Such a crime must be stopped," the minister said on Monday.

The Twin Otter plane belongs to Trigana Air, which has been serving flight routes to remote areas in Papua. "So far, the (Trigana Air`s) planes have never been disturbed. Trigana has been operating in Papua since I was posted there in the 1990s, and there has never been any disturbance. The planes are used to distribute logistics, such as food and fuel," Djoko said.

The armed group`s members must be investigated and arrested, he added, saying to prevent such crime reoccurs. The Twin Otter plane, flight code PK-YRF, was shot at as it was landing at Mulia airport, Puncak Jaya, Papua Province, on Sunday. Four people were injured and one killed in the shooting.

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