'GAM or Azahari responsible for bombs'<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra<\/p>\n
Medan Police chief Sr. Comr. Bagus Kurniawan said on Wednesday
\nthat the police were focusing their investigations into the
\ndiscovery of five live bombs in a Medan mall on two distinct
\ngroups.<\/p>\n
The two groups in question were the terrorist group allegedly
\nled by Dr. Azahari and the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM).<\/p>\n
\"It's probable that one of these groups is responsible for the
\nbombs,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The five, live, high-explosive devices were discovered on
\nTuesday by a supermarket employee at the Macam Yaohan supermarket
\nin the mall. They had failed to explode as their batteries were
\nflat.<\/p>\n
Bombs are regularly discovered in Medan, the capital of North
\nSumatra. Packs of explosive were found at the Sukaramai market in
\nJanuary. Seven GAM members were arrested and another one was shot
\ndead in connection with the explosives. In January 2000, several
\nhomemade bombs were found in three churches in the city. Abu
\nYasar, an alleged member of the Jamaah Islamiyah terrorist group,
\nis still awaiting trial in the Medan District Court in connection
\nwith the planned church bombings.<\/p>\n
Dr. Azahari, who is accused of being involved in a church
\nbombing and the Marriott hotel bombing last year in Jakarta, is
\nstill at large.<\/p>\n
Bagus said that police investigators were now preparing
\nsketches of those whom they believed were connected with the
\nbombs in the Medan mall.<\/p>\n
\"We have questioned 10 witnesses, and are making our sketches
\nbased on their descriptions,\" he said.<\/p>",
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