The Indonesian army has claimed that eight of its soldiers were killed in attacks by armed men in Papua.
Army spokesperson Jansen Simanjuntak told the BBC that two attacks in the district Puncak Jaya saw the soldiers ambushed with guns. Two of the attackers were also reported to have been killed.
Papuan rebels have been fighting for independence from Indonesia for over four decades.
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