Ten suspected bombers arrested

JAKARTA (JP): City police have apprehended 10 people, including a Malaysian, for their alleged involvement in the blast at Plaza Atrium, a shopping mall in Senen, Central Jakarta, an officer said on Thursday.

Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Sofyan Jacoeb said the Malaysian suspect, along with several other people, was arrested in Pandeglang, West Java.

The Malaysian was arrested following a tip from one of the suspects in the Atrium blast, Danny, who is also Malaysian.

Danny, who was injured in the blast which occurred on Aug. 2, was said to be a member of a Malaysian-based Muslim fundamentalist group.

City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said that during the arrest in Pandeglang, police also confiscated several firearms.

"Our police detectives are still building the case and all suspects are being interrogated at Jakarta Police Headquarters," Anton said. (emf)