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| Southeast Asia |
| Dulmatin eludes capture, his kids don't |
| 2007-05-14 |
| ONE of South-East Asia's most wanted fugitives, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, has again eluded capture in the southern Philippines. "Curses! Foiled again!" Dulmatin, an Indonesian national who is a senior member of the Jemaah Islamiah terror network, fled a safe house on remote Simunul island just hours before crack Philippine forces raided the location, a military spokesman said today. A joint team of marines, police, and military intelligence agents only found four children aged 2 to 9, believed to be Dulmatin's children, regional military chief Lieutenant-General Eugenio Cedo said. The children - all surnamed Pitono, a name sometimes used by Dulmatin - were airlifted to the regional military headquarters in the city of Zamboanga, where they were to be handed over to social workers, Lt-Gen Cedo said. Dulmatin, who has a $US10 million ($12.12 million) price on his head, and fellow JI member Umar Patek are believed to be hiding out in the southern Philippines with the Abu Sayyaf, a local Muslim militant group with ties to al-Qaeda. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Yet another sterling example of Islam gladly throwing its young into the furnace. I hope the Filipinos bring all those kids up as good Catholics. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-14 19:13 |
| #2 "Keep the baby, Faith!" |
| Posted by: Fred 2007-05-14 18:54 |
| #1 Leaves just in time (insider tip?) but leaves kids behind (tip came with seconds to spare?). I hope the 'pinos check all those kids body cavities and do xrays for IEDs. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-05-14 07:59 |