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September 19, 2003
More Arrests in Indonesia

From The Australian :

Indonesian police arrested three terror plot suspects today and seized boxes of ammunition and explosives, a police spokesman said.

National police spokesman Zainuri Lubis told reporters police seized three boxes of bullets, two boxes of TNT and one kilogram of sulphur from the trio arrested in the town of Solo, Central Java.

They were identified as Fadli, Wagino and Sumarno.

Lubis said Fadli was tasked with preparing explosive materials and acted as a courier, but he did not elaborate on the target of the alleged plotters.

The latest bust follows the arrest of 15 people suspected in possible terror plots against national and Jakarta metro police headquarters.

They are also accused of giving refuge to suspects in last October's Bali bombings and the JW Marriott hotel blast in Jakarta on August 5.

About 100 hardline Muslims protested the recent arrests outside national police headquarters today, the Detikcom online news service reported, waving signs that read "Stop kidnapping" and "Mosque activists are not terrorists."

Posted by Alan Brain at September 19, 2003 07:50 AM | TrackBack
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So "Mosque activist" means "man carrying explosives" in whatever the hell they speak in Java? Good to know.

Ah. The CIA Factbook says "Javanese", unless they weren't locals, then it would be "Indonesian" (read "Malay" for non-nationalists).

Posted by: Mitch H. at September 19, 2003 08:35 AM

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