Killing continues in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A member of the Dewantara Subdistrict Military Command, Sgt. Maj. Muhammad Jai, and his wife were found dead in Blang Panjang village in Muara Dua subdistrict, North Aceh regency, on Thursday.

Military spokesman in Lhokseumawe Lt. Col. CHB Firdaus confirmed the two deaths, saying that the bodies had gunshot wounds and bruises, Antara reported.

The bodies of Muhammad Jai and his wife were found by locals in Blang Panjang, about 274 kilometers east of the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh.

Muhammad Jai and his wife, whose name is not yet known, left their house at Hagu village in Banda Sakti subdistrict, Lhokseumawe, on the afternoon of Sept. 19. They had not returned home since then. Their bodies were discovered on Thursday morning.