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| Southeast Asia |
| Bomb material found at Jakarta train station |
| 2005-06-15 |
| Indonesian police found a partly assembled explosive device at a south Jakarta train station yesterday and a bomb squad was called in to dismantle it, a spokesman said. Police were also seen stopping and searching vehicles outside another train station in the central part of the city early yesterday. The discovery of the materials at the Tanjung Barat station came after reports last week that Indonesian troops were hunting for five cars believed to be carrying bombs made by al Qaeda-linked militants. "We found 300 grams of potassium along with light bulbs, batteries, switches and nails which were assembled into a device, but it required more ingredients before we even can call it a firecracker," said Jakarta police spokesman Tjiptono. Police have said that Malaysians Azahari bin Husin and Noordin M Top, believed to be key Jemaah Islamiah members, are recruiting and planning another attack. Australia and the United States recently issued warnings to their citizens in Indonesia, saying intelligence suggested plans by terrorists to carry out attacks in the country were in their advanced stages. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |