tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083592332331184648.post7239032222080738226..comments2024-03-23T02:47:06.479-07:00Comments on Kerry B. Collison Asia News: Five facts about Islamic militant Noordin TopKerry B. Collisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02939821793284561307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083592332331184648.post-23277447155587488832009-08-07T18:09:00.608-07:002009-08-07T18:09:00.608-07:00Indonesian Police Kill 2 Suspected Militants Outsi...Indonesian Police Kill 2 Suspected Militants Outside Jakarta, Find 500 kg of Bombs<br /><br />Indonesian police have killed two suspected Islamic militants and seized up to 500 kg of bombs after a raid on a house in the Bekasi area near the capital Jakarta, police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said on Saturday.<br /><br />Elsewhere on the main island of Java, anti-terror officers slowly encircled a house where they said between three and four other militants were holed up.<br /><br />Soekarna also said that police had identified the two suicide bombers -- a 19-year-old man and 28-year-old man -- who carried out deadly attacks on two luxury hotels in the capital Jakarta last month.<br /><br />Local media reported that one of the men inside that property was believed to be Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin M Top.<br /><br />Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said two suspected militants were killed and three were arrested in the dawn raid on Saturday. He said officers seized explosives and a car bomb that was intended for "a specific target" but gave no more details.<br /><br />Noordin is suspected in all of Indonesia's major terror attacks, including suicide bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels last month and blasts on the resort island of Bali in 2002.The hotel bombings killed nine and broke a four-year gap in terror strikes in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation.<br /><br />The raid took place as police in Central Java province surrounded a home and exchanged gunfire with militants loyal to alleged terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top.Kerry B. Collisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939821793284561307noreply@blogger.com