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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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