Mine protesters clash with police in Papua province for second day

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Protesters demanding the closure of a U.S.-owned gold mine in Papua clashed with police Wednesday in the second day of violent protests in the province. Two officers were injured, police said.

Around 200 protesters in Timika town fought with police as they tried to march on the giant Grasberg mine, run by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Lt. Col. Dedi Junaidi told el-Shinta radio station.

The two injured officers were hit by arrows fired by the protesters, he said. <snip>

There have been several protests in recent weeks against the gold mine -- said to be the world's largest -- by mostly poor locals claiming not to receive any benefit from it. <snip>

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