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Indonesian police arrest 5 terror suspects

Written by Writer on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Indonesian police arrest 5 terror suspects

The Associated Press ,  Jakarta   |  Wed, 10/22/2008 5:13 PM  |  National

Indonesian police say they have arrested five suspected Muslim militants plotting to attack a major fuel depot.

National police spokesman Sulistyo Ishaq said Wednesday anti-terror operations also netted bomb-making materials, weapons and ammunition.

He says explosive devices found in the Tuesday raids were a sophisticated version of those used in the 2004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta.

A manhunt was continuing for two other suspects.

One of those already in custody, Wahyu Ramadhan, was renting a house up the road from the country’s largest fuel depot.

The men are believed to have ties to Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian terror group blamed for a series of bombings in Indonesia that have killed more than 240 people.

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