Leiron Kogoya
Year: 2012
Nationality: Indonesia
Killed by:
Location: Mulia, Indonesia
Press organization: Papua Pos Nabire and Pasifik Pos Dail
What's Leiron Kogoya's story?
Gunmen opened fire on a small plane landing at an airport inMulia, a town in the restive Papua region, killing Kogoya and injuring fourpassengers, according to newsreports. Kogoya, 35, was a reporter for the local newspapers PapuaPos Nabire and Pasifik Pos Dail. “He had returned to the area tomeet his family and help with the coverage of elections,” Angelbertha Sinaga,the editor of the Papua Pos media group, told reporters, according to newsreports. Local police pursued the gunmen but lost them in the ruggedterrain around the airport, news reports said. Initial news accounts reportedthat authorities had called it a “terrorist attack,” but were unable toestablish a motive. Papua is a remote, mountainous, and restive region withanti-government groups sporadically carrying out armed attacks.
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