Holland apologizes for Indonesia killings

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PressTV.ir - 9/13/13

A mural depicting the 1947 massacre by Dutch troops of Indonesians is displayed at the Rawagede monument in West Java province.

A  mural depicting the 1947 massacre by Dutch troops of Indonesians is displayed at the Rawagede monument in West Java province.

 
The Netherlands has publicly apologized for mass killings carried out by Dutch troops in its former colony of Indonesia.

Dutch ambassador to Indonesia Tjeerd de Zwaan offered a state apology during a ceremony held at the Netherlands's embassy in Jakarta on Thursday for the "excesses committed by Dutch forces" in the 1940s war of independence.

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