Four more killed in fresh violence in Aceh<\/p>\n
Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh<\/p>\n
At least four people were shot dead in separate villages in
\nAceh, three of whom were believed to be members of the Free Aceh
\nMovement (GAM), military and police sources said here on
\nWednesday, despite GAM's insistence that they were civilians.<\/p>\n
Chief of South Aceh Military District Lt. Col. Agus Permana
\nsaid that government troops encountered a group of GAM members in
\nthe village of Pinto Rimba in Trumon district, some 500
\nkilometers south of Banda Aceh on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
\"Two (suspected) GAM members were shot dead, and a handgun was
\ntaken from one of them. The other GAM members escaped,\" Agus
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
One of the victims was identified as Yamin, 36, while the
\nother was unidentified. The two bodies were then buried by
\nlocals.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a 20-year-old man accused of killing Police Chief
\nBrig. Nazir in Aceh Besar, was shot dead by police in the village
\nof Pasie Engking, Aceh Besar, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Local police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Dwiyanto said in
\nBanda Aceh that the shooting of Faisal Alif took place during a
\nraid on the village suspected to be supportive of GAM.<\/p>\n
Police also arrested four men suspected to be GAM members,
\nNazaruddin, Azhari, Marjal Firmansyah, and Isal Nawawi, Agus
\nsaid, adding that a pistol was also confiscated.<\/p>\n
According to Agus, the five GAM members had been on the
\npolice's wanted list, as they were suspected of committing murder
\nand other crimes.<\/p>\n
GAM spokesman in Aceh Besar Ayah Sofyan said that the man shot
\nby the police and the other four who were arrested were all
\ncivilians and not members of GAM.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident, residents of Tanah Luas district in
\nNorth Aceh said on Wednesday they found a dead body with gunshot
\nwounds in the village of Alue Gantoe, some 300 kilometers east of
\nBanda Aceh on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Local spokesman for GAM Tengku Jamaika said the dead man was
\nHendri bin Kasim, 25. Hendri was nabbed by the military on
\nSunday. The military denied the accusation.<\/p>\n
Killings of suspected combatants and civilians continues
\nunabated in the province despite efforts to hold peace talks.<\/p>",
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