GAM blamed for bus attack, 5 injured

GAM blamed for bus attack, 5 injured

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An armed gang fired on a passenger bus late
on Monday in Keude Jurong subdistrict, some 450 kilometers east
of Banda Aceh municipality, leaving five passengers injured,
three seriously.

Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Civil Emergency Administration
spokesman Sr. Comr. Sayed Hoesainy said that the shooting
occurred when the armed gang, whom he claimed was made up of
members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), attempted to stop the
bus, operated by the Pelangi company, which was heading to Banda
Aceh from Lhokseumawe, North Aceh regency.

The driver of the bus attempted to drive through the
roadblock, but the group of assailants sprayed the bus with
bullets. -- JP