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 guerrillas 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 Dec. 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>\n
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\nPhilippines says Indonesia not helping in hunt for hostages
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RP says RI not helping
\nin hunt for hostages<\/p>\n
PHILIPPINES: Indonesian officials are not working with the
\nPhilippine military in the hunt for three Indonesian seamen
\nkidnapped by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked militants, a top
\nPhilippine army officer said in Jolo on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\"We have not received any reports from the Indonesian
\nconsulate... They are not coordinating with us, but this does not
\nstop us from our operation to safely recover the hostages,\" said
\nLt. Gen. Alberto Braganza.<\/p>\n
The three Indonesians -- Ahmad Resmiyadi, Yamin Labaso and
\nErikson Hutagaol -- were seized in March after their boat was
\nattacked off Malaysia's Sabah region by a group calling itself
\nthe Jamiat al-Islamiah of Southern Mindanao.<\/p>\n
They were thought to be held somewhere in the southern
\nPhilippine province of Tawi Tawi, and police and military
\nofficials now believe they were seized by the Abu Sayyaf kidnap
\ngang.<\/p>\n
\"We are doing everything to trace their whereabouts. We have
\nrecovered one speedboat of the Abu Sayyaf and several weapons --
\nthat's the latest we have on the operation against the
\nkidnappers,\" Braganza said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang
\nYudhoyono asked Philippine President Gloria Arroyo for help in
\nrescuing the three hostages, foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Hassan also said the captors had demanded a Rp 7.5 billion
\n(US$790,000) ransom from the hostages' employer. -- AFP<\/p>\n
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\nJapan searches for 13 missing fishermen
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Japan searches for
\n13 missing fishermen<\/p>\n
JAPAN: Japan's coast guard said on Saturday it was searching
\nfor 13 fishermen from China, Indonesia and Taiwan who have been
\nmissing in the Pacific Ocean since earlier this week.<\/p>\n
The crew were on board a Taiwanese tuna fishing boat lost
\ncommunication on May 16 in waters about 1,100 kilometers east-
\nsoutheast of Iwo Jima, the coast guard said in a statement.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the coast guard dispatched two planes and a
\nvessel to search for the missing fishermen -- seven Chinese, five
\nIndonesians and one Taiwanese captain -- but found no clues.<\/p>\n
Japan's military also joined the search effort by sending a
\nplane to the area, a coast guard official said, adding the
\nTaiwanese tuna trawler, Sheng I Tsai No. 33, weighed 97 tons. --
\nAFP<\/p>",
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