Six more rebels surrender

Six more rebels surrender

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Six Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels surrendered to the Indonesian Military (TNI) at Bunin village in East Aceh district on Thursday.

Spokesman for the operations command's information task force Lt. Col. Asep Sapari said on Friday the rebels also handed over an AK-45 rifle, 60 rounds of ammunition and one (HT) radio to the military.

"The six rebels who surrendered to the TNI troops in East Aceh are being detained at the TNI command post for further investigation," he said.

The six were identified as Salim alias Teungku Dorin Daun, 40, Sofyan alias Polwan, 25, Basri alias Pangcukup, 22, Tatar alias Tunas Muda, 23, Rasep alias Pilot, 22, and Etjeh alias Diego, 25.

Also in East Aceh, soldiers confiscated a pistol, six rounds of ammunition, and two pairs of shoes from Aceh rebels during a shootout in Idie Rayeuek subdistrict.

Asep said the gunfight between the troops and rebels in Krueng Sabee, Aceh Jaya district, left two unidentified rebels dead. --Antara