Indonesian mastermind 'not dead'

12 August 2009

Police hunting the suspected mastermind of Indonesia's hotel bombings, Noordin Mohammed Top, have said a man shot dead in a weekend raid was not him.
DNA tests identified the man as one of Noordin's accomplices in the attacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta on 17 July, police said.
Earlier reports had suggested the dead man was Malaysian-born Noordin.
His is one of Asia's most wanted men, and has been blamed for a string of attacks including the 2002 Bali blasts.
The BBC's Rebecca Henschke, in Jakarta, says police are trying to play down their disappointment, but the news that Noordin was not killed will be a major blow for them.
They have been hunting him for seven years. source: bbc.com

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