Indonesia military causes thousands to flee homes

Achmad Sukarsono, Banda Aceh

An Indonesian military document, seen by reporters yesterday afternoon, listed 58 rebels killed, up from a figure of 38 given in the morning.

Aceh deputy governor Aswar Abubakar said that since last Monday when the campaign began during which the military said rebels had melted into the civilian population thousands of civilians had fled their homes in Indonesia's westernmost province.