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| 1 dead in terror hide-out raid |
| 2010-06-24 |
| [Straits Times] MEMBERS of an elite anti-terror squad raided a suspected militant hide-out in central Indonesia on Wednesday, killing one man and arresting three others, possibly including the country's most wanted man, witnesses and police said. An investigator who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the case said one of the suspects taken alive was Abdullah Sunata, the country's most wanted terror suspect. Brig. Gen. Zaenuri Lubis, a spokesman for the national police, said on local station Metro TV that he could not confirm that. 'I don't have information yet from the field,' he said. Officers raided a rented home in Klaten, a village in Central Java, late Wednesday afternoon. At least nine shots were fired, Jimo, a neighbor, told the AP. The area was cleared of residents while experts tried to detonate a bomb discovered in the home. Indonesia has battled Islamist militants with links to al-Qaida since 2002, when extremists bombed a nightclub district on Bali island, killing 202 people, most of them foreigners. Since then, hundreds of militants have been captured or killed in a security crackdown, but they have proved to be a resilient foe. Sunata became the country's most wanted terror suspect after police uncovered a new terror network that he allegedly founded in Aceh province. CONFIRMED: Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Police in Indonesia have confirmed that a man arrested on Wednesday is one of the most wanted terrorists in the country. He is Abdullah Sonata, an explosives expert with links to the late militant Noordin Top, responsible for terror bombings until he was killed last year by police. Sonata was thought to have recently returned from the Philippines and started recruiting and training militants. Police said they became engaged in a gun battle after they launched a raid in the central Javan district of Klaten. One person was shot dead and three were arrested, including Sonata. Initially, police weren't sure the man in question was Sonata but said they intended to confirm his identity by fingerprinting him. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Update: Indonesian terror bomber arrested again |
| Posted by: tipper 2010-06-24 02:59 |