Timika, Papua The coffins of three soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Gome sub-district, Puncak district, on Thursday, were flown by Batik Air to their respective hometowns from Timika, Mimika district, on Friday.

The military procession for the departure of the caskets was led by Commander of the 1710/Mimika District Military Command, Lt.Col. Yoga Cahya Prasetya, according to a press release that ANTARA received here on Saturday.

The fallen soldiers, identified as Second Sergeant M. Rizal Maulana Arifin, First Private Tuppal Halomoan Baresa, and First Private Rahman Tomilawa, belonged to the YR 408/SBH District Military Command’s Task Force, according to the press release.

Arifin’s casket was flown to Bandung city, West Java province, while the coffins of Baresa and Tomilawa were taken to Jambi city, Jambi province, and Central Maluku district, Maluku province, respectively, it said.

Source: Antara News