Indonesian Police Arrest Suspected Islamist Militant Abu Tho
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Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of training militants in Southeast Asia. Indonesian authorities have stepped up their campaign to root out militants, following bombing attacks of two hotels in Jakarta back in 2009.
On Tuesday Indonesian police arrested Islamist militant commander Abu Tholut for alleged involvement in paramilitary training in Southeast Asia.
The capture is the latest in a string of high-profile raids in the past year, following the deadly bomb attacks on two Jakarta hotels in 2009.
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Security experts say the arrest of Abu Tholut, also known as Mustofa, will help reveal more about Islamic militant movements and their plans in Indonesia.
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Police say the Aceh-based group had planned to attack the President, government officials, and state guests attending an Independence Day event in August.
Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of training militants in Southeast Asia. Indonesian authorities have stepped up their campaign to root out militants, following bombing attacks of two hotels in Jakarta back in 2009.
On Tuesday Indonesian police arrested Islamist militant commander Abu Tholut for alleged involvement in paramilitary training in Southeast Asia.
The capture is the latest in a string of high-profile raids in the past year, following the deadly bomb attacks on two Jakarta hotels in 2009.
[...]
Security experts say the arrest of Abu Tholut, also known as Mustofa, will help reveal more about Islamic militant movements and their plans in Indonesia.
Abu Tholut is a firearms expert who went to Afghanistan in the late 1980s, before returning to Asia to train members of the militant group Jemaah Islamiah in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Police say the Aceh-based group had planned to attack the President, government officials, and state guests attending an Independence Day event in August.
Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of training militants in Southeast Asia. Indonesian authorities have stepped up their campaign to root out militants, following bombing attacks of two hotels in Jakarta back in 2009.
On Tuesday Indonesian police arrested Islamist militant commander Abu Tholut for alleged involvement in paramilitary training in Southeast Asia.
The capture is the latest in a string of high-profile raids in the past year, following the deadly bomb attacks on two Jakarta hotels in 2009.
[...]
Security experts say the arrest of Abu Tholut, also known as Mustofa, will help reveal more about Islamic militant movements and their plans in Indonesia.
[...]
Police say the Aceh-based group had planned to attack the President, government officials, and state guests attending an Independence Day event in August.
Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of training militants in Southeast Asia. Indonesian authorities have stepped up their campaign to root out militants, following bombing attacks of two hotels in Jakarta back in 2009.
On Tuesday Indonesian police arrested Islamist militant commander Abu Tholut for alleged involvement in paramilitary training in Southeast Asia.
The capture is the latest in a string of high-profile raids in the past year, following the deadly bomb attacks on two Jakarta hotels in 2009.
[...]
Security experts say the arrest of Abu Tholut, also known as Mustofa, will help reveal more about Islamic militant movements and their plans in Indonesia.
Abu Tholut is a firearms expert who went to Afghanistan in the late 1980s, before returning to Asia to train members of the militant group Jemaah Islamiah in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Police say the Aceh-based group had planned to attack the President, government officials, and state guests attending an Independence Day event in August.