Gunmen kills man, wounds his wife in Aceh Besar

Gunmen kills man, wounds his wife in Aceh Besar

The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh

It was probably intended to be a romantic-evening-walk home for
the newly wed couple, but fate, or the war in Aceh, decided
otherwise.

Zaini, 24, and his wife Cut Zuraida, 20, arrived home, in
Tanah Abee, Seulimum district, Aceh Besar regency, to the shots
of an unidentified gunman. Zaini was hit in the neck and chest
and died at the scene, while his wife sustained bullet wounds to
the arm and shoulder, said Aceh Besar Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Heru Budi Ersanto, as quoted by Antara on Saturday.

Heru suspected that members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
were responsible.

The incident occurred on Thursday at 9:15 p.m. as the couple
were about to arrive home after visiting Cut Zuraida's parents,
who lived only 100 meters away.

Heru said police were having trouble determining the motive
behind the murders as there were no witnesses. Neighbors heard
the shots but were too scared to come out of their houses. After
about half an hour they emerged in order to help the victims.

Antara reported that Zaini had married his childhood
sweetheart Zuraida the day before and had planned to take her to
Tangerang, Banten, where he had been working for the past three
years.

Police are still looking for the gunmen.