Sumatran 'killing field' found
Sunday 23 August 1998 23:02 BST
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Sumatran 'killing field' found
INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED dozens of human skeletons on an island in Indonesia at the weekend, providing conclusive evidence of one of the military's most brutal campaigns of suppression. Excavations in Aceh, in northern Sumatra, found at least 24 sets of remains. A human rights official described the area as "a killing field".
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