Word: samudra
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...arrest was a spectacular coup for Indonesia's much-maligned police force, particularly after they announced that Samudra had not only confessed to planning and directing the Bali bomb blasts but had also admitted to a string of other crimes, including several unsolved robberies and mysterious bombings. Indonesian authorities said the continuing roundup of Bali bombers had netted a total of seven suspects by Nov. 24, and added that they were actively seeking up to five more. They also said that Samudra had made a startling revelation: the smaller of the two bombs that exploded that night in Kuta...
...whereabouts of three critical suspects in the blasts, whose identities have not been officially revealed. These men make up what one intelligence expert referred to as the "top tier of the operation, the real generals, not the foot soldiers or even the sergeants and captains like Samudra." In other words, he adds, "they are still trying to smoke out the top guns...
...regime and lived in exile in Malaysia for more than a decade. Sungkar died of natural causes in 1999, while Abubakar returned to Indonesia one year earlier, after Suharto's fall. He is now in detention on suspicion of involvement in the same Christmas 2000 bomb blasts to which Samudra confessed responsibility. Last week police extended Abubakar's detention till the end of the year. (Abubakar has consistently denied any terrorist connections and maintains that JI is a spiritual movement that has been demonized by U.S. intelligence officials seeking to blacken the name of Islam in Southeast Asia...
...With so many dangerous minds still at large, Indonesian authorities can ill afford even a self-congratulatory pause in their war on terror. One senior government official concedes that while Samudra's arrest and the detention of Abubakar are big steps forward, the true masterminds of the Bali attack are the real prize. Not only are many senior JI commanders still active, the official adds, but the organization is highly adaptable. "JI operations have been disrupted, but it is a very amorphous body which can quickly execute leadership changes in the event of problems...
...year-old mechanic signed the 70-plus-page transcript with a flourish, bizarrely adding a grinning smiley face next to his name.) Originally, Amrozi told his captors, the group had planned to target only the U.S. consulate in Denpasar, Bali's capital. The newcomers were "as smart as Samudra," Amrozi emphasized, leading the police to believe they were of the same or higher rank. Amrozi was surprised to discover that Samudra wasn't the one calling the shots. Before these men arrived, Amrozi said in the interrogation, Samudra was talking on his cell phone with another party about changes...