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Two killed in Aceh violence: Two civilians, including a woman,

Two killed in Aceh violence: Two civilians, including a woman, were killed and 10 shops were burned down in renewed clashes in the village of Sueneubok Baro in East Aceh on Friday. East Aceh Police chief Lt. Col. Gaguk Sumartono claimed that one of the fatalities was a member of the separatist group Free Aceh Movement (GAM). Gaguk also confirmed that one member of the police's Mobile Brigade Chief Pvt. Sugandhi was injured in the fighting. He was rushed to Medan general hospital. A spokesman for GAM in East Aceh, Ishak Daud accused the Brimob troops of killing the two civilians and burning the shops. -- JP

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