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| Hunt on for 2 more Jemaah Islamiyah suspects |
| 2009-06-28 |
| [Straits Times] INDONESIAN police are hunting for two more suspects, believed to be Singaporeans, in their crackdown on Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network in the country. Sources said both were the sons of Samad Subari, 53, a long-time JI member who was nabbed in Bandarlampung, shortly after the anti-terror squad Densus 88 detained fugitive Husaini Ismail in Central Java last weekend. Both men are also Singaporeans. 'The two sons escaped. We're still after them now,' said a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity. 'Both of them are young adults and are involved in this. Both of them work as sellers of banana fritters.' Indonesian police criminal investigation director Susno Duadji would not reveal the number of Singaporeans nabbed during last weekend's security blitz in Central Java and Lampung in southern Sumatra. 'We have arrested six people,' said Commissioner General Susno, declining to provide further details. Husaini was the last member of a five-man cell arrested for plotting to crash a plane into Singapore's Changi airport in 2002. Their leader was Mas Selamat Kastari. Among the six people in custody now are Husaini's wife, Rasidah Subari, 44, their sons Lukman, 20, and Mukmin, 19, according to Kompas daily. The Jakarta Globe, quoting sources, said on Saturday that Husaini's wife and sons had entered Indonesia legally using their Singapore passports. But they had obtained Indonesian identity cards by using falsified documents. The Jakarta Globe also said that Husaini was related to Samad. Mas Selamat was deported to Singapore in 2006. He escaped in February last year and was recaptured in Johor in April. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 'Both of them are young adults and are involved in this. Both of them work as sellers of banana fritters.' Banana fritters (fried banana strips, lightly salted) - one of my few weaknesses. Used to buy them by the dozen in Panama. It would make me a walking target in Indonesia. I am so getting tired of muslim extremists. I think it's about time the US began reacting with extreme measures. Of course, we'll need a "president" with more cojones (and less muslim ties) than Obambi. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-06-28 14:39 |