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Two More Sentenced Over McBlast
Two men have been sentenced to jail for deliberately concealing information that could have prevented last year's deadly bombing at a McDonald's restaurant and car showroom in Makassar, South Sulawesi province. Makassar District Court on Thursday convicted Muchtar Daeng Lau (35) and Hamid Razak (63) of failing to notify authorities ahead of the December 5 terrorist attack that killed three people and injured 15. Lau was sentenced to seven years in jail, while Razak received a two year sentence. Police have said Razak is the father of the main suspect in the bombing, Agung Hamid, who remains at large. Authorities have charged 16 suspects with involvement in the attack. Eleven have now been sentenced and one has been acquitted. Prosecutors have said some of the suspects have admitted to membership in the Laskar Jundullah Islamic militia group and received explosives training in the Philippines.
So, how'd you guys like Mindanao?
Some have also been linked to members of regional terrorism network Jemaah Islamiyah, which has been blamed for last year’s Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people. Police have said the motive of the McDonald's attack was to make a symbolic anti-American strike. US fast-food franchises in Indonesia have often been the target of protests and attacks by Islamic groups over recent years.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-10-24
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=20316