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Southeast Asia |
Bali bomber wounded in southern Philippine clash: military |
2007-08-18 |
A Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant wanted for the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, was reportedly wounded during an encounter between Army troops and Islamic extremists in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the military said on Thursday. The information on JI member Dulmatin, which is being validated, was based on reports from soldiers who were involved in the firefight in Maimbung town on Aug. 9 and civilian informants, the military chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. told reporters. Abu Sayyaf leader Doc Abu was also wounded in the same gun battle that left 15 government soldiers killed and several others wounded, Esperon said. Dulmatin carries a 10-million U.S. dollar bounty for his capture. He is believed to be hiding in Sulu with another suspect in the 2002 Bali attacks, Umar Patek. |
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