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S'porean suspect arrested in Indon an associate of Mas Selamat: police

He is said to be a bomb-making expert. -AFP

Thu, Jul 03, 2008
AFP

JAKARTA - The Singaporean suspect among 10 militants arrested in Indonesia with a cache of bombs is believed to be an associate of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari, who escaped from a Singapore detention centre on Feb 27.

He is said to be a bomb-making expert and part of a a 'terror network' linked to the JI Islamist group, police said on Thursday. -- AFP

 
 
 
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