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  1. SINGAPORE : Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed that the Singaporean arrested in Sumatra by the Indonesian authorities for links with Jemaah Islamiyah is not Mas Selamat Kastari. The ministry's spokesman said it has been in communications with its Indonesian counterpart but since this is an ongoing operational matter, it is unable to share more details. Indonesian media reports have identified the Singaporean as Abu Hazam who is also known as Omar. Abu Hazam was arrested last Saturday in the Sumatran village of Sekayu. Meanwhile, an expert on international terrorism said the arrests of terror suspects in Sumatra, has emphasised the need for greater vigilance amongst security agencies in this region. Dr Rohan Gunaratna, who heads the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, added that the arrest of a Singaporean, who was among the suspects linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group, demonstrated clearly the prevailing threat of terrorism in Singapore. According to Dr Rohan, JI's centre of activity has always been in Java, but actions against the terorist group by the Indonesian police have resulted in the group moving its operations to Sumatra. "The network in Sumatra not only poses a threat to Indonesia, but also to Singapore, Malaysia and countries outside Indonesia. The fact that a Singaporean with links... to the most extremist faction of Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in Sumatra demonstrates the continuing terrorist threat to Singapore. The fact that Singaporeans still serve in Jemaah Islamiyah will only call for greater vigilance and greater attention... on the threat of terrorism to Singapore," said Dr Rohan. Indonesian police had also seized explosives which could have been five times as powerful as those used during the 2005 terrorist attacks in Bali which left many tourists dead. Said Dr Rohan: "(This) also demonstrates that Jemaah Islamiyah is willing to kill people in large numbers. The cell that was neutralised in Sumatra was not only planning to conduct suicide attacks against high profile targets, but also western and non-Indonesians. "They were planning not only to use explosives but also ammunition and firearms. So the threat from JI will not be confined only to vehicle bombs and backpack bombs. JI will use firearms in the coming months and years." That is also why Dr Rohan feels it's important for cooperation among regional countries, in their battle against terrorism, to be at all levels of the intelligence and security establishments. - CNA /ls Are we considered lucky to hear this news?
  2. http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_253988.html July 3, 2008 Singaporean among nine nabbed with powerful bombs in Sumatra Report says the men are linked to wanted terrorist Noordin Top JAKARTA - A SINGAPOREAN who met several times with Osama bin Laden was among nine terror suspects arrested yesterday with a cache of powerful bombs, an Indonesian television station said last night. TVOne quoted police as saying the men had been plotting an attack on Western tourists, but decided to postpone the strike after realising that too many Indonesians could also be victims. The suspects, linked to one of South-east Asia's most wanted men, were arrested in Palembang, on the Sumatra coast. TVOne said the men had ties to Noordin Top, a Malaysian who has been blamed for a string of deadly attacks in the predominantly Muslim nation since 2002. A source said that police also believed one of the suspects was a close friend of Azahari Husin, a Malaysian bombmaker for regional militant network Jemaah Islamiah who is alleged to have played key roles in attacks in Indonesia. Azahari died in a police raid in East Java in 2005. Police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira confirmed that arrests had been made and explosives seized, but could not provide details. 'I can confirm the arrests there but I am unable to say how many,' said police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira. 'I have been informed there were assembled bombs.' The eight explosives in their possession were five times as powerful as those used in the 2005 triple-suicide attacks on the resort island of Bali that killed 20 people, TVOne quoted police as saying. The station showed footage of the home-made devices. Noordin Top is believed to head a breakaway faction of JI that is committed to Al-Qaeda-style attacks on Western, civilian targets. He is still on the loose. Recent police documents showed that JI has maintained the ability and desire to forge international links despite a crackdown that has resulted in the arrests and convictions of hundreds of Islamic militants. The detentions came as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was visiting the area in Sumatra. No further details on the Singaporean or his links to Osama were available. A police source involved in the raids said of the suspects: 'Some of them are Indonesians and some others, foreigners. We also found plenty of bombs.' A series of raids, often involving Detachment 88, a police unit funded and trained by the United States and Australia, have led to the arrest of hundreds of militant suspects. ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS -------
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