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A major attack thwarted. "9 terror suspects arrested in Indonesia," by Zakki Hakim for the Associated Press, July 2:
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Singaporean who met several times with Osama bin Laden was among nine terror suspects arrested Wednesday in western Indonesia, a local television station reported.
A cache of powerful bombs packed with bullets was also seized in the raid.
The men initially planned to attack Western tourists on Sumatra Island, but changed their minds after realizing too many Indonesian lives could be lost, TVOne quoted anti-terror police as saying. They reportedly were considering a bombing in the capital, Jakarta, instead.
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has been hit in recent years by a string of suicide bombings that have killed more than 240 people. The regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah has been blamed in those attacks.
The last bombing occurred on Bali in late 2005 and earlier this year the United States lifted a travel warning imposed in 2000, citing improvements in security.
A police general, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, told The Associated Press 22 bombs were seized Wednesday in Palembang, a coastal city on Sumatra, the largest weighing 11 pounds.
Some were packed with bullets, rather than Jemaah Islamiyah's hallmark ball-bearings, probably to maximize the impact of the blast.
Only the nationality of one suspect - the Singaporean - was identified by TVOne. The station said the man allegedly met with bin Laden on several occasions and received training in Afghanistan, but provided no further details.
The other men allegedly had ties with Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspect, Noordin Top, who is believed to head a breakaway faction of Jemaah Islamiyah that is committed to al-Qaida style attacks on Western, civilian targets.
Police documents obtained recently by The Associated Press indicate Jemaah Islamiyah has maintained the ability and desire to forge international links despite a crackdown that has resulted in the arrest and convictions of hundreds of terrorists.
The newly detained suspects will be transferred to Jakarta on Thursday.
Police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira confirmed the arrests and the recovery of explosives, but would not elaborate, saying the investigation was ongoing.
But another police official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that nine were being held and that eight bombs were seized.
Posted by Marisol at July 2, 2008 3:31 PM
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All is well in the camp of the religion of peace. Yes the followers of this religion love to break the laws of infidel lands, that is why proportionally there are more musselmans in infidel jails, than infidels. The typical and usual suspects of these plots to acquire caches of bombs and weapons and a plan to kill many non Muslims, as dictated by the Koran and Islam. You will not hear any protests from the Muslims or the OIC or the UN on this. It is after all the religion of peace--so keep on killing those infidels--Allah has an insatiable appetite for infidel Blood. When will we be free from this horrible ideology. Not a believer of this sick ideology and still I am affected by its sickness because it has included me and all non believers into its doctrine of hate against us.
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at July 2, 2008 4:24 PM
Singapore!
By far the very best country ever known to man!
The one with the very best government system in the entire history, the very best public servants, the very best run, the fairest and the most respectful to all of its different racial, religious, cultural and ethnic communities. The tiny country has 7 fully equal official state languages! And the only one of those communities that produced traitors are the Muslims! If Singapore cannot win the loyalty of Muslims, no other nation can. Case closed.
Ruslan Tokhchukov, EnragedSince1999.
Posted by: Enragedsince1999 at July 2, 2008 6:12 PM
The men initially planned to attack Western tourists on Sumatra Island, but changed their minds after realizing too many Indonesian lives could be lost
Indonesian terrorist have a conscience?? I doubt it, but at least something changed their minds.
at July 2, 2008 7:31 PM
In foreign countries Christians show up with Bibles, Muslims show up with explosives.
Posted by: pulsar182 at July 2, 2008 7:31 PM
gymgal
It's not about conscience as we would understand it.
Since Mr Fitzgerald hasn't supplied his customary Errata Sheet, I will.
What Zakki Hakim (note, Muslim name) wrote for Associated Press:
"The men initially planned to attack Western tourists on Sumatra Island, but changed their minds after realizing too many Indonesian lives could be lost".
Errata Sheet (i.e. what Mr Hakim SHOULD have written):
For "the men" read "the Jihadis"
For "Western tourists" read "kafir tourists".
For "Indonesian lives" read "Indonesian Muslim lives".
Thus, the passage should in fact read:
"The jihadis initially planned to attack kafir tourists on Sumatra Island, but changed their minds after realizing that too many Indonesian Muslim lives could be lost."
Obviously they didn't give a damn how many NON-Muslims they killed; but they couldn't quite come at possibly killing a lot of MUSLIMS as collateral damage.
(Obviously they haven't absorbed enough Muslim theology to realize that such Muslim 'collateral damage' could be counted as 'martyrs'; or maybe they thought it might p*** off the families of any Muslim victims, martyrdom or no, and make their [the attackers'] lives difficult).
Posted by: dumbledoresarmy at July 2, 2008 9:39 PM
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