Government Troops Kill 19 Villagers
From Times Wire Reports
Indonesian troops searching for a kidnapped soldier fired on villagers in a northern province, killing at least 19 and injuring dozens, doctors and witnesses said. The violence broke out after hundreds of soldiers converged on Pulo Rungkom in Sumatra’s separatist Aceh region to demand that residents release a soldier who had been abducted over the weekend.
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