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2004-01-05 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-05 12:30:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It gets better: Separatists in the troubled province of Aceh yesterday accused the Indonesian military of forcing a captured rebel to bomb a New Year's Eve concert, killing 11 people. Regional rebel commander Ishak Daud said the man accused of the bombing, Syaiful Amri, 25, was a captured militant who had become an Indonesian military puppet and was forced to take part in the attack. He said the bombing, in East Aceh's Peureulak, was a military plot to discredit the rebels. "Syaiful Amri was indeed a member of GAM (the rebel Free Aceh Movement) but he was arrested on November 28 at the Gajah river," Commander Daud said. "We believe TNI (the Indonesian military) used a GAM member in the explosion in that place, to scapegoat GAM."
Although the bomber's body initially was said to be too mutilated to be recognised, Aceh military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Yani Basuki said it was identified at the weekend by visitors to the hospital who wanted to view the corpse.

Playing the "We wuz framed" card.

Posted by Steve 2004-1-5 11:27:55 AM|| 2004-1-5 11:27:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 That's a pretty good candidate for Least Likely Story of the Year, though we'll have to wait and see if Lipless Eddie can cap it...

Posted by Fred 2004-1-5 1:51:19 PM|| 2004-1-5 1:51:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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