Word: jakarta
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While Jenkins was in Jakarta, Japanese officials became worried about complications from prostate surgery he had had in North Korea, and on July 18 he was flown to Tokyo. While in a hospital there, Jenkins announced that when he was well, he would turn himself in to the U.S. Army. On Sept. 11, Jenkins presented himself at the gates of Camp Zama, a U.S. Army base about an hour's drive from Tokyo. He approached Lieut. Colonel Paul Nigara, provost marshal of the U.S. Army Japan, briskly saluted and said, "Sir, I'm Sergeant Jenkins, and I'm reporting...
...While Jenkins was in Jakarta, Japanese officials became worried about complications from prostate surgery he had had in North Korea, and on July 18 he was flown to Tokyo. While in a hospital there, Jenkins announced that when he was well, he would turn himself in to the U.S. Army. On Sept. 11, Jenkins presented himself at the gates of Camp Zama, a U.S. Army base about an hour's drive from Tokyo. He approached Lieut. Colonel Paul Nigara, provost marshal of the U.S. Army Japan, briskly saluted and said, "Sir, I'm Sergeant Jenkins, and I'm reporting...
...Munir's colleagues and family members are now focusing on the first leg of the trip, from Jakarta to Singapore. Apparently Munir moved from economy to business class, but the circumstances are unclear. The Indonesian government was slow to investigate, but following a vigorous campaign by Suciwati, the police announced that they have assembled a list of people to question, including Garuda flight attendants. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met Munir's widow last week and, according to Suciwati, promised to name an investigative team. Garuda Indonesia commercial director Bachrul Hakim told Tempo: "We will be completely open to any investigation...
...ARRESTED. ROIS, a.k.a. Iwan Darmawan, a chief suspect in the Sept. 9 bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed six people; along with three suspected accomplices; in East Java, Indonesia. Police say the arrests could lead them to the alleged mastermind behind the bombing, Malaysian Azahari bin Husin, who is also accused of playing a role in the 2002 Bali attack, which killed...
...October 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. Though hundreds of militants have been arrested since, the regional network of Islamic extremists blamed for Bali, Jemaah Islamiah, is still capable of undertaking an assault on Western interests, as demonstrated in September by the bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed 11. "The increased frequency of piracy attacks, the changing pattern of how the attacks are carried out, lead us to fear the worst, that an operation is being planned, the preliminary preparation is taking place, and the vessels are being readied," says Singapore's Tan. For its part...