Banda Aceh – During a military operation in the troubled province of Aceh on Friday, government troops discovered various types of weapons and logistic supplies belonging to the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), local military spokesman Lt Col Asep Sapari said in Lhokseumawe on Saturday.

Asep said the discovery occurred after a shootout between the troops and GAM rebels in Simpang Ulim subdistrict, East Aceh, some 350 km east of here.

According to the spokesman, a number of revolvers and homemade guns, ammunitions, two walkie-talkies, a bundle of documents, 170 pieces of clothing, four pairs of boots and 30 sarongs were seized.

In another raid on the same day in North Aceh district, troops captured a GAM rebel and seized a 25 kg homemade bomb.

While in Peureulak subdistrict, also in East Aceh, Sapari said the military had seized an AK-47 firearm and 187 ammunitions on Thursday.