Five rebels killed in Aceh<\/p>\n
INDONESIA: Indonesian troops have killed five separatist rebels
\nin the latest violence in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, the
\nmilitary said Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels were killed in a clash in
\nthe Jantho area of Aceh Besar district on Friday, a local
\nmilitary officer told reporters.<\/p>\n
The five guerillas were the latest casualties after Jakarta
\nlifted last week a year-old state of civil emergency in the
\nprovince that had given authorities the power to impose curfews
\nand other security measures in the province.<\/p>\n
The rebels had been coming down from a mountain when they
\nencountered a group of army soldiers who were in the middle of
\nFriday prayers, local residents said.<\/p>\n
They said the clash created panic among hundreds of refugees
\nwho had moved to the area after surviving the December 26 tsunami
\ndisaster that killed more than 200,000 people.<\/p>\n
A GAM spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment.
\n-- AFP<\/p>",
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