Indonesia Militant ‘Was Killed’
The Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has confirmed that the terror suspect Dulmatin was killed in a police raid in Jakarta.
Indonesian security forces said they had killed three suspected militants in two raids on Tuesday.
But they could not confirm that Dulmatin, alleged mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombings, was among those killed.
Mr Yudhoyono is on a three-day trip to neighbouring Australia.
The raids were said to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province that has brought a number of arrests.
The killing of Dulmatin will be greeted with particular enthusiasm in Australia – half of the almost 200 casualties in the Bali bombings were Australian.
The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, had earlier praised Indonesia’s efforts to dismantle terrorist networks.
He was speaking in Canberra at a joint news conference with Mr Yudhoyono.
Mr Rudd described the Indonesian operation as very professional and significant.
Indonesia’s anti-terrorist forces have launched a series of raids nationwide after the discovery of an alleged Islamist militant training camp in the province of Aceh last month.
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