Six more killed in Aceh<\/p>\n
BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Six people, including four alleged
\nseparatist rebels, have been shot dead in Aceh province despite
\nan expected imminent peace deal, the military and local residents
\nsaid on Monday.<\/p>\n
Troops shot dead four members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
\nduring a 15-minute firefight in Seuneubok Teungah in West Aceh on
\nSunday afternoon, claimed provincial military spokesman Major Edi
\nFernandi.<\/p>\n
No soldiers were hurt and two AK-47 rifles were seized from
\nthe victims, he said.<\/p>\n
About five rebels allegedly ambushed a patrol of six soldiers
\non Sunday and wounded one of them at Bandar Masin, on the
\noutskirts of Lhokseumawe town, he said.<\/p>\n
Residents said one civilian was killed by stray bullets and
\none woman wounded.<\/p>\n
The local GAM spokesman, Tengku Jamaica, denied that an ambush
\nhad been perpetrated by his men.<\/p>\n
\"The shooting was between the TNI (Indonesian Military)
\nsoldiers and Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers,\" Jamaica said.<\/p>\n
Brimob officers and soldiers have a long history of clashes in
\nvarious parts of Indonesia, especially since the police were
\nseparated from the military in 1999.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, gunmen wearing military fatigues killed a village
\nchief near the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Sunday, residents
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
They said five gunmen landed a boat on the beach near the
\nchief's hut, shot him dead and then set fire both to his hut and
\nothers nearby.<\/p>\n
The chief's body has not been found. --AFP<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/six-more-killed-in-aceh-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }