Aceh rebels hand in weapons

Former rebels in Indonesia8217;s Aceh province began handing in guns to foreign monitors on Thursday under a landmark peace agreement that ...

• Banda Aceh | September 16, 2005 12:00 AM IST
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Former rebels in Indonesia8217;s Aceh province began handing in guns to foreign monitors on Thursday under a landmark peace agreement that ended 30 years of conflict in which 15,000 people, mainly civilians, were killed. In return for laying down their arms, laws will be changed to allow the Free Aceh Movement GAM to form a political party after they earlier gave up demands for independence. Jakarta will alos withdraw troops, eventually cutting security forces in Aceh in half. 8212;Reuters

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