Policeman stabbed to death, another wounded in Aceh<\/p>\n
BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): An unidentified man stabbed two on-duty
\npolicemen in a stall in Peureulak subdistrict in East Aceh on
\nTuesday, killing one of them.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses said that Bayu and Tri Sutomo, both enlisted
\npersonnel, were shopping at the stall when a tall and light-
\nskinned man stabbed them in the back. The dagger pierced Bayu's
\nstomach and he died instantly.<\/p>\n
\"People ran in a panic upon seeing the incident. The attacker
\nran toward the nearby police dormitory and disappeared,\" Nurmi M.
\nAli, one of the witnesses, said.<\/p>\n
Nurmi, who is also coordinator for student volunteers for Aceh
\nrefugees, confirmed that the hefty attacker also stole the
\nofficers' long rifles.<\/p>\n
No one had the courage to take the victims to the hospital. A
\ngroup of policemen and Army members later arrived at the scene
\nand started to spray bullets in a shooting spree which lasted
\nmore than three hours.<\/p>\n
\"Forty cars were damaged and one resident was seriously
\nwounded by gunshot,\" she said.<\/p>\n
The police and military personnel, who looked angry after the
\ndeath of their friend, then rushed to a nearby refugee camp and
\nordered all the men to come outside. They then reportedly
\ntortured them.<\/p>\n
\"Five of the volunteer workers are in critical condition at
\nLangsa Hospital,\" Nurmi said. The five were identified as Syakya,
\n25, Nabawi, 24, Sulaiman, 20, Yusli, 25, and Mastur Yahya, 25.<\/p>\n
Aceh Police spokesman Maj. Said Husaini confirmed the killing
\nof the policeman, but said he had yet to receive a detailed
\nreport on the murder.<\/p>\n
Nurmi speculated that the attacker was a provocateur, judging
\nfrom the fact that he gave out leaflets urging local youths to
\njoin a referendum rally.<\/p>\n
She also said the dagger carried by the killer was not a
\nrencong (Aceh traditional dagger). She added that she had kept
\nthe dagger's sheath.<\/p>\n
However, life in most sections of Aceh's capital Banda Aceh
\nreturned to normal on Tuesday following Saturday's celebration of
\n23rd-anniversary of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM),
\nAntara reported.<\/p>\n
It was business as usual at the government and private offices
\nhere, with 80 percent of the employees back at work.<\/p>\n
Home-makers began to swarm traditional markets and shopping
\nmalls to buy food for the fasting month which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Many of the residents in this predominantly Muslim province
\nbegan to clean mosques, set up street banners and billboards
\nbearing Muslim's attributes as they brace for the fasting month
\nof Ramadhan. (50\/sur)<\/p>",
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