Dutch gov't apologizes to Indonesian villagers for 1947 massacre

Dutch gov't apologizes to Indonesian villagers for 1947 massacre

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The widows of 431 men massacred by Dutch troops in 1947 in the village of Rawagede, now called Balongsari, listen to an apology from the Dutch government conveyed by Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Tjeerd de Zwaan on Dec. 9, 2011.

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