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This is the shocking moment a police officer calmly walks away from rioting protesters with a massive arrow sticking out of his eye.

The incident took place in the Pegunungan Bintang Regency in Papua, Indonesia's eastern province.

According to local media, five residents were injured during the riot while at least 10 buildings were burned to the ground.

Reports also said that another police officer was shot in the leg with a long arrow similar to the one seen in the cop's eye in the footage.

Angry clashes have taken place since April this year, with locals opposing the leadership of local regent ConstansOktemka.

The community council has passed a vote of no confidence in Oktemka's regency following the first two years of a five-year term.

During violent outbreaks in the district of Oksibil on 2nd October, a beefy cop was hit in the eye with a large arrow.

In the video footage, the unnamed officer is seen calmly walking away from rioters with the arrow protruding out of his right eye.

The well-built officer salutes a colleague and then uses his raised hand to gingerly check his eye wound.

Then, with a spring to his step, the hard-as-nails cop continues strolling along the road as the fighting continues in the background.

Policeman Krishna Murti shared the clip on Instagram, where it has been viewed nearly 290,000 times, calling his colleague 'a hero' and 'strong'.

The injured cop was transferred to Jayapura for emergency surgery and there have been no further updates on his condition.