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US to share Hambali information
Prime Minister John Howard says Australian security agencies are getting full cooperation from the United States over alleged terrorist mastermind Hambali. United States President George W Bush has pledged to share information from the US-led interrogation with Indonesia. Mr Howard has described Hambali as the main link between Al Qaeda and JI and credited his capture to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In telephone conversations with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, Mr Bush exulted over what he called a victory in the war on terrorism, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. Washington has announced Hambali, the suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings, is in US custody at a secret location. Hambali, a known ally of Osama bin Laden, is wanted in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines - nations which all greeted news of his arrest with relief and elation. Indonesian officials said they wanted US officials to grant them access to question Hambali over his role in blasts in seven Indonesian cities, in an effort to prevent further terrorist attacks.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-08-17 |
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