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| Southeast Asia |
| Alleged Terror Leader Linked to Bali |
| 2002-12-21 |
| A militia commander connected to the al-Qaida-linked group Jemaah Islamiyah took part in planning meetings for the Bali bombings, police said Saturday, the latest evidence tying the radical Islamic terror network to the deadly blasts. Goes well with their admission that they did it, huh? Police staged a re-enactment of those meetings Saturday after flying eight Islamic militant suspects in handcuffs and ski masks from Bali to the central Indonesian town Solo. The re-enactments at two houses the bombing suspects rented were an effort to uncover more about their alleged roles in plotting the Oct. 12 explosions. "Now let's walk through this one more time..." Police identified their latest suspect — still at large — as an Indonesian using one name, Zulkarnaen, who leads the little-known Laskar Askari Islamiyah Indonesia militia. "He participated in the discussions and now is wanted," Maj. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika said. Yep. That's a new one on me. Sounds like a false nose and glasses deal. So the net widens a little more... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |