47 civilians die in Aceh violence

47 civilians die in Aceh violence

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The armed conflict between the Indonesian
Military and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has claimed the lives
of 47 civilians over the past three months.

A spokesman for the Aceh civil emergency administration, Sr.
Comr. Sayed Hoesaini, said on Saturday another 40 civilians had
been wounded in the violence.

He said that since martial law was lifted three months ago and
replaced by a state of civil emergency, some 380 members of GAM
had been killed and 179 arrested.

On the TNI side, 14 soldiers have been killed and 48 others
injured. -- JP