Policeman stabbed to death in Aceh

Policeman stabbed to death in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A policeman was stabbed to death by four attackers in Kaju village, Darussalam district, while drinking coffee at a kiosk on Thursday.

Local police chief Lt. Col. Sayed Husaini said on Friday that Sgt Maj. Zulkifli, 45, was relaxing in a kiosk when four unidentified men on motorbikes approached at about 10 p.m. and stabbed him to death.

"He died on the scene with stab wounds to the chest," Sayed said, adding that witnesses and locals fled the scene soon after the incident took place.

At least 400 people have been killed in Aceh this year mostly due to rebel clashes with security forces.

Separately in Kutamakmur, North Aceh, police unearthed the skeletal remains of two people.

"They are probably victims of abductions by gunmen. We will keep on digging as there are probably more (remains)," local police chief Lt. Col. Syafei Aksal said. (50/edt)