Another Makassar bombing suspect arrested<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Police in South Sulawesi have arrested another suspect in last
\nDecember's bombing in the provincial capital of Makassar, which
\nleft three people dead and 11 others injured.<\/p>\n
Amran, 34, was arrested in Luwu Utara subdistrict, Malangke
\nregency, on Saturday and was taken to Makassar on Sunday evening
\nfor questioning, Antara news agency reported on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"He (Amran) is the 21st suspect to have been arrested,\" South
\nSulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Comr. Aidil was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
He said the arrest followed intensive questioning of several
\nother detained suspects, including Anton, alias Iyat, who was
\narrested in December 2002.<\/p>\n
Aidil said the police were still searching for four other
\nsuspects -- Agung Hamid, Hizbullah Rasyid, Mirzal, alias Ghozi,
\nand Dahlan.<\/p>\n
Agung is the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the
\nMcDonald's outlet on Dec. 5. Police say he fled with several
\nbombs following the attack.<\/p>\n
Investigators have described Hizbullah, Mirzal and Dahlan as
\nfield coordinators for the Agung-led group blamed for the blast.<\/p>\n
Amran arrived at the South Sulawesi Police Headquarters at
\nabout 10:30 p.m. on Sunday under tight security. Among those
\naccompanying the suspect was the top detective of the Luwu
\nPolice, Adj. Comr. Firman.<\/p>\n
Firman said investigators working the Makassar bombing had
\nfound that Amran attended a meeting at Agung's house to plan the
\nattack.<\/p>\n
Amran also accompanied Agung to the troubled town of Poso in
\nCentral Sulawesi, which has been torn apart by sectarian fighting
\nsince 2000, he said.<\/p>\n
These findings were corroborated by testimony from witnesses,
\naccording to the officer.<\/p>\n
The McDonald's attack took place only about two months after
\nthe October bombings on the resort island of Bali, which killed
\nnearly 200 people and injured some 300 others, most foreigner
\ntourists.<\/p>\n
The National Police have linked the Bali blasts and the
\nMakassar attack, blaming both on the regional terror group Jamaah
\nIslamiyah.<\/p>\n
Investigators say Agung Hamid is a colleague of Imam Samudra,
\nthe alleged mastermind of the Bali attacks. The two suspects are
\nboth believed to have attended terrorist training camps in
\nAfghanistan.<\/p>",
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