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| Southeast Asia |
| Indons looking for more Bali boomers... |
| 2002-12-23 |
| Indonesian police on Monday announced the names of six more people, including two Malaysians, wanted for the Oct. 12 Bali bombings, bringing to 11 the number of suspects officers believe are still at large. Police have already arrested more than two dozen people linked to the attack. Three of them are senior terrorists operatives who are believed to be part of the al-Qaida-linked regional terror group, Jemaah Islamiyah. The coppers are much more diligent than I expected them to be, I'll admit that... Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Edward Aritonang identified the two Malaysians as Ashari, who goes by a single name, and Noor Din Muhamad Top. He described Ashari as an academic who officers believe helped prepare the explosives for the attacks. Noor Din Muhamad Top allegedly donated an unspecified amount of money to finance the blasts, Aritonang said. He did not say where the Malaysians were believed to be hiding. Probably Malaysia, I'd guess. If the heat's really put on them, they might light out for Soddy Arabia... Aritonang said the other four new suspects were Indonesians. They include Zulkarnaen, alias Arif Sudarso, who officers believe heads a militia wing of Jemaah Islamiyah. He'd probably be up in Ngruki, budy training the troops, er, students... The other new suspects are Saad alias Muhammad Roisham, whose house in central Java was allegedly used to host planning meetings for the group; Heri Hafidin, who allegedly recruited three suspects linked to the attack already in custody and Hutomo Pamungkas, alias Mubarok, who allegedly deposited money for the attacks in his bank account. A bunch of cogs, not much more than cannon fodder... The new information was based on interrogations from suspects in custody and the results of a police reenactment of the planned meetings on Java held over the weekend, he said. Aritonang said photos of the six suspects had been distributed to police stations across the archipelago. The Indon coppers have real stringy moustachios, but they seem to be pretty good with either the truncheons or the giggle juice... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |