HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2001 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Ambon Island   Ambon City        Latupatti   Want to Help? AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Thursday October 11, 2001 7:22 PM Indonesia queries report that US to target domestic groups JAKARTA, Oct 11 (AFP) - Indonesia on Thursday queried a media report that terrorists allegedly based here may be a future target of "covert and overt action" by the United States in its war on terrorism. "I would challenge the source of that report, as it's not clear who is speaking or in what capacity," foreign ministry spokesman Wahid Supriyadi said. The New York Times report, quoting an unnamed US official, said that terrorists tied to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network based in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia could be among future targets. The report alleged that groups in these countries had expanded their operations and exchanged money, materials and personnel with al-Qaeda. Supriyadi said Indonesia had already pledged to cooperate in combatting terrorism, signing an international convention and adhering to the United Nations requirement for all member states to act against terrorism and its financing. "So our position is this, I think it's clear that any action should be conducted under the UN body with international cooperation," Supriyadi told He said a domestic investigation was already under way into international terrorist links in Indonesia. "It's an inter-departmental effort involving police, the foreign ministry, attorney general's office and the central bank," he said. Supriyadi said proof was still needed of alleged links between bin Laden's group and militant Islamic groups in Indonesia, a secular state that is home to the world's largest Muslim population. "We need to examine whether there is proof that certain terrorist groups use their money in Indonesia. This is an ongoing process and it's too early for me to state whether there is already proof," he said. The results of Jakarta's inquiry would be presented to the UN Security Council in December, in accordance with the Council's request for reports from all member states on their efforts to combat terrorism. A local expert on radical Islamic groups in Indonesia, Al Chaidar, told AFP last month that a network called Darul Islam, of which he is a member, had received funds, weapons and manpower from al-Qaeda to fight Christians in Indonesia's Maluku islands. Al Chaidar said links between the two groups were forged when 30,000 Darul Islam members fought alongside mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan in the war against Soviet troops in the 1980s. Copyright © 2001 AFP. All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/baguala67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com