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| Southeast Asia |
| Is Hambali in custody under an assumed name? |
| 2002-11-09 |
| Bali bomb blast investigators are investigating whether a man in police custody could be terror suspect Hambali, a man wanted for a string of bomb attacks in Indonesia and arguably Southeast Asia's most wanted man. Damn. My throat's still sore from ululating after the elections... Metro TV reported the team raided two houses belonging to a man identified as Ustadz (Muslim teacher) Zakaria in the compound of the Al-Islam Islamic boarding school in Tenggulun village, Solokuro, on Saturday. The team was searching for evidence linking Zakaria, said to strongly resemble photos of Hambali, also known as Ridwan Isamuddin, to Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a Muslim cleric with suspected links to international terrorist networks, including Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the Indonesian television station reported. Zakaria himself is being interrogated by the investigative team in Denpasar, Bali. I hope they've sent for the large men with moustachios and truncheons if it there's a chance it is Hambali... Police reportedly seized several rifles, nine video cassettes, three tape cassettes, documents containing military training instructions for his disciples and a photocopy of a marriage certificate belonging to Amrozy, the alleged Bali bomb maker. Sounds pretty devout, doesn't it? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |