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23 die in fighting in Aceh
Fighting between separatists and government troops in Aceh killed at least 23 people. Soldiers in east Aceh shot three rebels who were resisting arrest. A woman was also gunned down in the clash. Also in the east of the province, troops searching for the killers of an Indonesian marine, who died in a rebel attack, shot seven guerillas. Rebel spokesman Amri Abdul Wahab dismissed the claims, saying only one separatist was killed in the crackdown. The rest, he said, were civilians.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-03-12 |
