91.   Local villagers identified the kidnappers as Communist Khmer Rouge guerrillas.

92.   Local villagers say its members have been given motorcycles to patrol rural roads and get information from residents.

93.   Lt. Col. Firdaus, a spokesman for the security forces, said the victims were all local villagers.

94.   Many local villagers collect scrap iron to make ends meet.

95.   Local villagers call this rite gomek or gombak, which means a ritual feast to send the soul of the dead to the far-faraway Mount Lumut.

96.   Local villagers had identified the kidnappers as Khmer Rouge, a guerrilla group fighting the central government.

97.   Local villagers have laid claim to the land.

98.   Local villagers protested, however, saying the two men had been killed in custody after being detained by security forces.

99.   Local villagers rushed to the scene after hearing a loud noise and took the wounded to local hospitals.

100.   Local villagers said they hurriedly buried the remains, fearing a follow-up air assault.