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Terrorists planned fresh attacks: Police




Dicky Christanto , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 08/08/2009 7:45 PM | National

The terror group under Noordin M. Top had planned to launch a series of bomb attacks in Jakarta after the anniversary of Indonesia independence on Aug. 17, police say.

National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri told a media conference two terror suspects who were shot dead in a raid on a house in Puri Nusa Phala housing complex in Jatiasih in the West Java town of Bekasi had prepared a car bomb for the fresh attack.





Bambang said an interrogation of an arrested terror suspect, Amir Abdillah, the planned attack was discussed at the house, which was rented by Ahmad Fery.

“Already prepared were a car for the suicide bomb attack and its driver. The man recruited for the attack that would be perpetrated after August 17 was IB alias Boim,” Bambang said.

Bambang said Amir had reserved a room at JW Marriott Hotel for Dani Dwi Permana and Nana Ikhwan Maulana who blew up themselves in the suicide bomb attacks on the hotel and nearby Ritz-Carlton Hotel on July 17. The attacks also killed six foreigners and an Indonesian national.



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