Suspected Members of Terror Group Arrested
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Indonesian police said they had arrested several senior members of the Jemaah Islamiah terrorist organization. Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Edward Aritonang denied local media speculation that one of the suspects was the group’s fugitive leader, Hambali. He declined to give any more details.
Jemaah Islamiah has been blamed for twin bombings last year in Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists. Police have arrested scores of the group’s operatives since the Oct. 12 blasts. Hambali, also known as Riduan Isamuddin, has been described as Al Qaeda’s point man in Southeast Asia.
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