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24 Bali bomb suspects arrested
 INDONESIAN police have arrested 24 people suspected of involvement in deadly terrorist attacks, including the Bali bombings in which 202 people were killed, police and reports said today. The suspects were being held under anti-terrorism laws that allowed seven days detention without charge, police chief Da'i Bachtiar said. He refused to elaborate on the circumstances or reasons for their arrest. "We took action against them but we will announce the details later," he said.The Jakarta Post, citing an anonymous police source, said the 24 were seized in Central Java for alleged involvement in the October 2002 Bali bombings and an attack on the Jakarta Marriot hotel in 2003. The Bali blasts killed 202 people, mostly foreigners, while the Marriot attack killed 12. Both strikes are blamed on the Jemaah Islamiyah regional extremist network, which is believed to have links with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda. Indonesian courts have convicted 35 Islamic militants for the Bali bombings, sentencing three to death. Posted by: Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-07-01 |
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