Three killed in fresh Aceh violence

Three killed in fresh Aceh violence

INDONESIA: Security forces shot and killed two rebels, while
guerillas gunned down a police officer at close range, in the
latest violence in Indonesia's Aceh province, military and police
said Saturday.

The rebels were killed in a raid on a separatist camp in south
Aceh on Friday, said local military commander Lt. Col. Agus
Permana. He gave no more details.

On Thursday, insurgents shot a police officer six times in the
back while he ate at a market stall in Geureugok, North Aceh,
said police spokesman Maj. Taufiq Sutiono.

Shortly afterward, police officers set fire to 28 houses and
shops near the market in retribution for the killing, residents
claimed.

Sutiono denied officers had run amok in the town. He blamed
the violence on rebels trying to discredit the police.

Tjut Manyak, a local spokesman for the separatist Free Aceh
Movement, denied any involvement in the arson. -- AP