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Last year, police distributed leaflets bearing the photographs

Last year, police distributed leaflets bearing the photographs of two of the most wanted men -- Azahari and Noordin -- in hotels and public places in Bandung, as they appealed for the public's help to track down the terrorist suspects.

Hotel managements in Bandung, meanwhile, blamed Azahari and Noordin for the sudden drop in hotel occupancy rates in the city.

Besides the two suspects, other fugitives include Dulmatin, who allegedly helped in the Bali bomb construction, and Zulkarnaen, whom police have called a "mastermind" of the Bali attacks.

Dulmatin, who remains at large, is an explosives expert who was trained by Azahari and also allegedly played a prominent role in the bomb attacks.

The attacks have been blamed on al-Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, which is also accused of a string of other attacks.

Police have managed to capture over 30 people, including masterminds Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Mukhlas in the Bali bombing case. Most of them have been tried and three have been sentenced to death while others received long jail sentences, including life imprisonment.

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