Jakarta – Sixty-seven people were killed in Aceh province between April 11 and April 29, Aceh's Human Rights Care Forum (Forum Peduli HAM Aceh) revealed on Wednesday.

The head of the group's investigation team, Batlimus, was quoted by Antara as saying that of the 67 casualties, 52 were civilians, nine were National Police/Indonesian Military members and six were Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels.

During the same period, the forum also recorded 48 cases of torture in which 33 civilians and 15 members of the Indonesian security forces were injured.

At least 72 buildings were also razed in arson attacks. Eighteen gunfights between rebels and security forces were recorded in several regencies in the strife-torn province.

Separately, spokesman for the police's Cinta Meunasah II Operation Adj. Sr. Comr. Sad Harunantyo told The Jakarta Post from Banda Aceh capital on Wednesday that a series of arson and rebel attacks took place in North Aceh and West Aceh on Tuesday.

In West Aceh, rebels attacked a joint police and military patrol unit by throwing bombs at the unit in Babah NGOm village of Sampoiniet district on Tuesday.

"The windshield of a police truck was shattered as the rebels blasted the troops with three assembled bombs. Two officers and six civilians were injured in the attack," the officer said, adding that the attackers then fled the scene. Police seized four active bombs and wires as evidence.