SE Asia ahead in terror war: Badawi

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 | 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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