Singapore warns of fresh JI attacks

Singapore warns of fresh JI attacks

SINGAPORE: The Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network is drawing
up plans for an attack similar to the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub
bombings, a senior Singapore official said, citing intelligence
provided by Indonesia's government.

According to a letter written by a member of the al-Qaeda-
linked group and obtained by Indonesian authorities, Jamaah
Islamiyah has recruited more members and is plotting suicide
bombings, said Minister of Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng.

"A letter recovered in Indonesia, written by a JI member, said
that 12 operatives were ready to be martyrs and that plans for a
Bali-style attack were underway," Wong told intelligence
officials in a speech late on Monday.

The October 2002 bombings on the Indonesian resort island of
Bali ripped through a packed nightclub, killing 202 people,
mostly foreigners. Among the dead were 88 Australian tourists.

JI was identified as the group behind that attack and was
blamed for a suicide car bombing outside the Australian Embassy
in Jakarta in September that killed 10 people. -- Reuters