Indonesia police storm Java hous

07 August 2009

Indonesian police have stormed a house in central Java believed to contain one of South-East Asia's most wanted men.
The move came after a stand-off lasting 17 hours which included exchanges of gunfire and several explosions.
Police said the anti-terror operation in the Temanggung district followed the arrest on Friday of several suspected militants loyal to Noordin Mohamed Top.
Noordin, a Malaysian citizen, is suspected of involvement in last month's bombings of two Jakarta hotels.
About 500kg of explosives were seized at a house in Bekasi, near Jakarta
In a separate incident, police said they had killed two suspected militants in a raid on a house in the Bekasi area, near the capital.
Five others were arrested and up to 500kg of explosives were seized.
Gen Bambang Hendarso Danuri said the two men had been shot because they were about to detonate hand-held bombs.
They were would-be suicide bombers from a cell loyal to Noordin who were preparing to attack "special targets" in two week, he added.
Workshop raid
Almost a day after surrounding it, members of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit entered the remote house in a rice paddy field outside Temanggung at 0945 (0245 GMT) by blowing in one of the doors.
Several minutes later, during which time there were further explosions and exchanges of gunfire, officers were seen leaving with their helmets off and shaking hands with each other. source: bbc.com

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