W. Java bombing mastermind believed to live in Malaysia<\/p>\n
BANDUNG (JP): The manhunt following the Christmas Eve bombings
\nin West Java is moving in the direction of Malaysia, as the
\nalleged mastermind of the fatal acts of terrorism in the province
\nis said to live somewhere in the neighboring country.<\/p>\n
West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Yun Mulyana told reporters
\nhere on Monday that the latest information they had obtained from
\nIqbal, one of the key suspects in the bombings, indicated that an
\nIndonesian man, identified as Hambali, alias Ridwan, ordered him
\nto plant the bombs at a number of churches in West Java.<\/p>\n
Police had earlier said that Iqbal was the mastermind of the
\nChristmas Eve bombings in West Java. However, during Saturday's
\nquestioning, Iqbal said it was Hambali (42) who had directed the
\nwhole scenario, including the planting of bombs at a number of
\nchurches in Bandung, Ciamis and Sukabumi.<\/p>\n
Hambali alias Ridwan is a native of Cianjur, who has been
\nliving in Malaysia for about 15 years.<\/p>\n
Mulyana made the statement after inaugurating Karangsetra
\nPlaza on Monday. The plaza belongs to the Brata Bhakti
\nfoundation, which is controlled by the police.<\/p>\n
\"Police have very little information on Hambali, and Interpol
\nhas yet to provide us with any information on him,\" Mulyana said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, head of the West Java police detectives Sr. Comr.
\nSardjono said that it was not proving easy for the interrogators
\nto get information from Iqbal. \"Iqbal has said nothing for much
\nof the time during questioning. We asked his father to accompany
\nhim eventually.\"<\/p>\n
Deputy chief of the West Java Police, Comr. Gen. Pani Atma
\nSudirja, who accompanied Mulyana, said that there were few links
\nbetween the bombings in Jakarta, East Java, West Java and
\nSumatra. \"We are also investigating the possibility that the
\nexplosives manufacturer Dahana supplied the explosives to the
\nbomb makers.\"<\/p>\n
The West Java series of bombings began with the blast at a
\nbuilding on Jl. Terusan Jakarta, Bandung on the afternoon of Dec.
\n24. Four people were killed in this explosion, which was then
\nfollowed by other explosions in Pangandaran (Ciamis) and
\nSukabumi.<\/p>\n
The building on Jl. Terusan Jakarta belonged to Aceng Suhari,
\n55, who was questioned together with Iqbal on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Several other cities, including Jakarta, Pekanbaru, Batam
\n(Riau), Medan (North Sumatra) and Mojokerto (East Java) were
\nsimultaneously rocked by bomb blasts on Dec. 24 of last year.<\/p>\n
At least 18 people died, including the four in West Java, with
\nsome 100 others being injured. (25\/sur)<\/p>",
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