BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Former rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province began handing in their weapons to foreign monitors on Thursday under a landmark peace agreement that ended one of Asia's longest running conflicts.
The weapons handover is one of the most important elements of the accord, signed in Helsinki on Aug. 15. Some 15,000 people, mainly civilians, were killed in 30 years of war.
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