Terror group may be linked to JI

Terror group may be linked to JI

JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on
Monday that a local terror group believed to have been involved
in a bomb blast on Jan. 8 in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, was
linked to regional terror group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI).

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a hearing with the
House of Representatives' human rights and security commission,
Da'i said that the police had found documents linking the group
to JI,

"The explosion took place in the house where the suspects
lived ... and we've found several documents linking them to JI,"
Da'i said.

Da'i explained that the documents also contained details of
their activities, information on how to make bombs and the
group's rules.

However, Da'i refused to confirm whether Suyono alias
Sugiyono, who was captured at the scene of the blast, had close
ties with alleged top international terrorists Noordin Mohd. Top
and Azahari.

The police detained two men in connection with the blast,
while other suspects are still at large. -- JP