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Banda Aceh,(ANTARA News) - Aceh regional police chief Inspector General Adityawarman said Lamkebau in the subdistrict of Seulimum, Aceh Besar, has now been cleared of terrorists.

"Lamkebau has been cleared and people would resume their routine activities again," he said in a press conference at the regional police command headquarters here on Friday.

On the occasion he expressed an apology to the people whose activities had been disrupted due to the police operations recently.

He also thanked the people in Aceh Besar for their cooperation which was very supportive for the police.

Due to the pursuit of suspected terrorists that fled from Jalin, Jantho to Lamkabeu recently farmers were unable to go to the fields to tend their rice crops which are ready to harvest.

Three police members had been killed and 11 others had been wounded in a clash with alleged terrorists in the region last Thursday (March 4).

Police killed two suspected terrorists and arrested eight others following a shootout in Aceh Besar on Friday.

Police had chased the alleged terrorists since February 22 who later fled to Lamkabeu.(*)

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