SE Asia ahead in terror war: Badawi

Sun, 25 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia is winning the war against terror but
could not yet declare victory, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah
Badawi said, a day after his intelligence chief warned of fresh
attacks.

"I think we are winning that war ... not completely but we are
watching very, very carefully and we believe that soon we should
see no more threat," Abdullah told the BBC in an interview
broadcast on Saturday.

"I'm not looking for a date to declare victory."

Abdullah's comments, recorded during a visit to Britain this
week, were aired barely 24 hours after Malaysian police said
remnants of the al Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) were
regrouping to plan more attacks in Southeast Asia.

-- Reuters

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