Manokwari, W Papua, Oct. 26 -- Police in Manokwari, West Papua, deployed a special team and rapid-response unit on Sunday to pursue a suspect accused of assaulting a Dutch tourist identified as YD.

Manokwari Police Chief Senior Commissioner Ongky Isgunawan said in a written statement Sunday that the deployment followed a public report through the police emergency hotline 110.

"We deployed a special team and rapid-response unit to pursue the suspect in the assault on a tourist on Jalan Asrama Tingkat in Amban, Manokwari," Ongky said.

After receiving the report, officers went to the scene to secure the area and evacuate the victim for medical treatment, he said.

Police also gathered information and questioned witnesses to trace the susp...