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Vol. 5 Num 451 Thu. September 01, 2005  
   
International


Indonesia frees hundreds of Aceh rebel prisoners
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Free Aceh movement (GAM) negotiator, Tengku Kamaruzaman hugs his wife, Cut Maidar (R), after being released from the jail in Banda Aceh yesterday. Tears of joy and hope flowed in Indonesia 31 August as authorities freed more than 1,400 rebel Acehnese prisoners, meeting a key condition of an historic peace pact. PHOTO: AFP