Six more killed in Aceh over weekend<\/p>\n
Ibnu Matnoor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh<\/p>\n
At least six people, including two alleged members of the
\nseparatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), were killed in separate
\nincidents in the restive province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
\nover the weekend, reports said.<\/p>\n
An explosive device, believed to be of TNT (trinitrotoluene),
\nexploded in the athletes camp for the provincial sports festival
\nin Sigli regency, which kicked off on Saturday. No casualties
\nwere reported.<\/p>\n
Witnesses and residents in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, said two
\npeople were gunned down on Saturday while they were riding a
\nmotorbike in Teumpok Teungoh district at about 7.00 p.m.<\/p>\n
GAM spokesman for North Aceh area Tengku Jamaika claimed that
\nthe two civilians were shot dead by Indonesian security forces.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman in Aceh Maj. Zaenal
\nMutaqin refuted the accusation, saying that the two civilians
\nwere shot dead by GAM members.<\/p>\n
In South Aceh, two other civilians, identified as Anwar, 25,
\nand Syahfudin, 24, were found dead with gunshot wounds to their
\nheads on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said the two men had gone missing after members of
\nthe police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) patrolled the Trieng
\nMeuduroe area in Blang Pidie subdistrict on Friday.<\/p>\n
The GAM spokesman for South Aceh, Ayah Manggeng, said Anwar
\nand Syahruddin were arrested by Brimob members from Blang Pidie.
\nTheir motorbike was confiscated.<\/p>\n
However, local police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Dade Ahmad said
\nthe police did not arrest the men. The police only confiscated a
\nmotorbike while raiding a house in Trieng Meudoroe.<\/p>\n
Separately, an alleged GAM member died during a clash with
\nmilitary troops in separate locations on Saturday.<\/p>\n
A military spokesman, Maj. Ertoto, confirmed that during a
\nclash in Montasik village, Aceh Besar, about 15 kilometers east
\nof the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, a GAM separatist,
\nidentified as Baruna, 25, was killed.<\/p>\n
The GAM leader for Aceh Besar regency, Tengku Maksalmina,
\nconfirmed the death of Baruna, but claimed that three troops were
\nalso killed in the clash.<\/p>\n
Ertoto denied the claim.<\/p>\n
In Pidie regency, an alleged GAM member, Fahrudin, 32, was
\ngunned down during a clash with TNI troops at the Suwiek village
\nof Indrajaya subdistrict on Saturday.<\/p>\n
No confirmation was available from GAM headquarters.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/six-more-killed-in-aceh-over-weekend-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }