Gunmen Kill Another Lawmaker in Aceh
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From Times Wire Reports
Two gunmen killed a lawmaker at his home in Indonesia’s war-torn Aceh province.
Nasri Zamzam, a councilman with the Muslim-based United Development Party, was fatally shot in Aneuk Galong village near the provincial capital, Banda Aceh.
Nasri was the fifth official killed since September. It remains unclear why lawmakers are being targeted.
Human rights groups have blamed rebels and Indonesia’s security forces for numerous abuses in the war, including torture, rape and many unsolved killings.
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