JAKARTA, Feb 22 Kyodo An percept...

JAKARTA, Feb 22 Kyodo

An percept believed to be a mortar explod near a military seat in Indonesia's troubled province of Aceh, killing three teenagers, police and military officials said Saturday.

The three teen were playing with the suspected mortar they had base when it detonated on Friday, killing them instantly, the officials said.

Indonesian military spokesman Edi Fernandi said the mortar is believed to have been left at the situation located in Nisam district in Northern Aceh by dint of the separatist Free Aceh change (GAM).

However, GAM's spokesman in the Pase region, Jamaikha, denied responsibility for the incident, saying, ''The Joint Security Committee (JSC) should arise to investigate as soon as possible in order to find the real facts.''

The JSC tasked with monitoring a peace accord between the Indonesian restraint and GAM, has been monitoring and investigating violations during the implementation of the accord.

GAM has been striving for independence since 1976 and the ensuing be in agony has claimed the lives of more than 12000 civilians, police and military personnel

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