Police arrest four more suspects implicated in Makassar bombing<\/p>\n
Indonesian police have arrested four more suspects linked to the
\nbomb attack on a McDonald's outlet in South Sulawesi's capital
\nMakassar last December that left three people dead and 11
\ninjured, news reports said Friday.<\/p>\n
The new arrests bring to 24 the number of suspects taken into
\npolice custody in connection with the McDonald's bombing and
\nanother blast at a car showroom in Makassar on December 5, 2002.<\/p>\n
Detik.com online news service reported police have also seized
\npistols with 16 rounds of bullets from the four new suspects, one
\nof whom was a retired military officer.<\/p>\n
The first of the new suspects, identified as Amran, was nabbed
\nby police in Makassar on February 15. His capture led to the
\narrests of three other suspects on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Those suspects were arrested in Palopo's sub-district of Luwuk
\nregency, 500 kilometers from Makassar, the report said.<\/p>\n
During interrogation, Amran admitted that the weapons belonged
\nto Agung Abdul Hamid, the alleged mastermind behind the
\nMcDonald's bombing.<\/p>\n
Police said Agung fled with several bombs following the
\nattack.<\/p>\n
Police 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, they said.<\/p>\n
These findings were corroborated by testimony from witnesses,
\naccording to the police.<\/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. -- Agencies<\/p>",
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