| Submit your comments on this article |
| Southeast Asia |
| All Bali bombings suspects released |
| 2005-10-21 |
| All five men detained in Indonesia in connection with this month's suicide bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 20 people have now been released. Police spokesman Sunarko Danu Ardanto says two men arrested in North Sulawesi province have been released after less than two days in custody. There is insufficient evidence to link them to the October 1 attacks. Two other men arrested in Banten province on the island of Java on October 12 were released on Monday. The first man suspected of involvement in the bombings was set free last week. Officials have said they suspect Malaysians Noordin Mohammad Top and Azahari Husin, who are leading members of the Islamic extremist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), could have masterminded the latest Bali attacks. Noordin and Azahari are also believed to have played key roles in the 2002 Bali blasts which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. They are also thought to have been involved in deadly suicide attacks at a hotel and the Australian embassy in Jakarta. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 Too right, RC! I'd wager that all Oz needs is one Islamist atrocity on their turf and all he|| will break loose. For how fiercely the diggers have fought by our side, I'd sure hate to piss them off. Indonesia's repeated lack of outrage over Bali, a principal tourism revenue source, compared to their uproar over the much smaller Jakarta (i.e., Muslim) death toll tells the whole story. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that, no matter how catastrophic, whatever happens to this world's Muslim population will be richly deserved. Sadly, my sense of cynicism is outpacing all notions of realism with respect to this topic. My patience succumbed long ago. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-21 19:29 |
| #6 Indonesia will do as they usually do, nothing. As for Bali the Indo muslims will simply send more muslims there and out breed the the natives. This is the way of allenism. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-10-21 15:38 |
| #5 Zenster, if I were an Australian, I'd consider this a declaration of war from Indonesia. Free Bali! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-10-21 12:46 |
| #4 However callous it may sound, a few extra weeks of detention wouldn't have done a lot of damage to those they rounded up. One can only wonder if Indonesia remotely perceives how badly they are harming their international image with respect to fighting terrorism. If Indonesia's sole intention is to appease their Muslim population regardless of all economic costs, they're doing a splendid job. I took a big beating here for my skepticism about Indonesia's determination to fight terrorism. There has been nothing to change my opinion in the least since then. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-21 12:26 |
| #3 I hope they choose kufr Indonesian government politicians as the target of the next attack... not much chance of that with the protection JI have seemingly been afforded thus far. I know where I won't be going on holiday next year. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-10-21 10:41 |
| #2 That's going to make the Hindus in Bali even more upset. One of these days Bali is going to go its own way sans Indonesia if these goons don't wise up. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-10-21 10:11 |
| #1 There is insufficient evidence to link them to the October 1 attacks. Guess they didn't use the 12V battery corectly!! |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2005-10-21 06:57 |