Ambon bombing suspect dies

Ambon bombing suspect dies

JAKARTA: One of four suspects in the recent Ambon market blast
died at a police hospital on Tuesday from bullet wounds suffered
while trying to evade arrest.

National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Saud Usman Nasution said
the dead suspect, identified only as Aden, was shot by Maluku
Police as they attempted to arrest him on Friday at his house in
Ketapang, West Seram Island.

"The suspect was seriously injured and it took a long time to
bring him from Ketapang to the Ambon police headquarters, so he
lost a lot of blood and died this morning," Saud said.

With the death of Aden, the police could only continue
questioning the remaining three suspects -- Basri Kaliki, Lulu
Kalderan and Kasim -- over the blast at the Mardika market last
week, which injured nine people.

The police are still looking for three other suspects believed
to have masterminded the bombing. They were identified only by
their initials as ARS, JBR and WL. --JP.