Jakarta – Two men were wounded in an attack Saturday evening on the residence of Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh located on Jl. SA Mahmudsyah in Banda Aceh. The two victims are Hilal Hasballah, head of the West Aceh Public Works Office, and his driver, Ismail, Antara reported Sunday.

The attack occurred at around 7.15pm when the governor was hosting a fast-breaking dinner for Forestry Minister Nur Mahmudi. The minister was in Aceh for a two-day visit. The attackers, believed to be members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), threw a hand grenade into a door of the front porch and then sprayed bullets into it. They fled in a blue Kijang van after security guards fired back. Earlier report by Antara said one of the guests was wounded in the attack.

Hasballah was on his way home to Lam Ara in Keutapang from a fastbreaking gathering in Banda Aceh when the attack occurred. He was passing in front of the governor's house when the attack occurred and was hit by a shrapnel from the grenade. His driver sustained a bullet wound on his back.