Fresh attack on Freeport, mining activities unaffected

A group of unidentified gunmen opened fire at a convoy of vehicles carrying employees of giant copper and gold miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) on Sunday, the police officer has said.

Three policemen and three mine workers were hurt in the ambush on a convoy of buses and land cruisers heading to the coastal city of Timika from the Freeport?s Grasberg mine, senior police officer Mada Aksanta told reporters.

"We're combing the area of the incident to gather evidence... we're still investigating who the perpetrators are," Aksanta said.

One of the employees was a foreigner, James Lockhart, who received a wound near his left eye from flying glass, he added.

PTFI Spokesman Mindo Pangaribuan said as quoting by Antara news agency that mining activities were unaffected by the incident and said police are currently conducting investigation. (*)