A senior Indonesian anti-terrorism official says a fugitive member of the Bali bombing cell was involved in deadly anti-Christian attacks on the island of Sulawesi last month.
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The senior Jemaah Islamiah figure, Dulmatin, has been sought by police for the past year as part of the Bali investigation. Now he has been implicated in another attack. Ansyaad Mbai, who heads the counter-terrorism desk in the Ministry of Political and Security Affairs, says Dulmatin had an important role in attacks which killed 12 Christians near the Sulawesi town of Poso over two days. The attacks coincided with the anniversary of the Bali bombings.
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Mr Mbai says he could not elaborate on exactly what role Dulmatin had played but that he has been implicated by suspects already arrested for the Poso killings. He says authorities believe Dulmatin could still be in Sulawesi. Police have arrested 17 people and killed six others since the Poso attacks.
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