Jakarta, April 20 -- Indonesia's military said Monday its troops were not involved in the fatal shooting of a child in Central Papua, as authorities investigate the incident amid ongoing unrest in the region.

"No TNI personnel were on duty in Jigiunggi Village at the time of the shooting," Lieutenant Colonel Wirya Arthadiguna, spokesman for the Habema Joint Operations Command, said in a statement.

The military reported two separate incidents on Tuesday, April 14, with the first clash in Kembru Village confirmed to involve armed members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM).

Arthadiguna said troops responded to reports from residents about the presence of OPM insurgents in Kembru and moved to verify the information on the ground.

He said th...