BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's military and Acehnese rebels on Tuesday cautiously welcomed a peace pact but each expressed doubts the other would stick to the deal.
The pact, signed in the Finnish capital Helsinki on Monday, stipulates the rebels should surrender all arms, ammunition and explosives in four stages before Dec. 31 in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province on the northern tip of Sumatra island.
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