"Police say diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he bicycled home to his apartment in Lima, Peru. The Peruvian government has offered its condolences for the assassination of an Indonesian diplomat in its capital, Lima, calling the situation lamentable and a heinous act. On Tuesday, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing its deepest condolences and deepest condemnation for the killing of Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, a member of Indonesia's diplomatic corps."
"Surveillance footage released by Peruvian police shows Purba bicycling home to his apartment on Monday night, when an unknown assailant, wearing a helmet, approaches him near the building's entrance and shoots him twice. After Purba fell from his bike, the gunman shot him a third time before fleeing on a motorcycle driven by a suspected accomplice. Purba was later declared dead at a Peruvian hospital. A motive for the shooting remains unknown."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to provide all the support and assistance required by the Indonesian authorities in this matter and affirms that this crime will be thoroughly investigated, it wrote. Sugiono, Indonesia's minister of foreign affairs, also said he held a call with his Peruvian counterpart, Elmer Schialer, to push for a rigorous investigation into the shooting."
Indonesian diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, was shot three times while bicycling home to his apartment in Lima and later died at a Peruvian hospital. Surveillance footage shows a helmeted assailant approach near the building entrance, shoot Purba twice, then fire a third time after he fell, before fleeing on a motorcycle driven by a suspected accomplice. Motive remains unknown. Peru's Foreign Ministry offered condolences, condemned the killing, confirmed an investigation, and offered support and enhanced protection to Indonesia's embassy staff. Indonesia's foreign minister spoke with his Peruvian counterpart to press for a rigorous investigation, and Peru's police chief suggested a possible targeted assassination.
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