The Jakarta Post, 1/15/2007 3:18:36 PM
Ryan orders Poso bombings, police say
Ryan orders Poso bombings, police sayJAKARTA (Antara): Ryan who was shot dead
as police were trying to arrest five people put in the wanted list in connection with last
week's bomb blasts in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso ordered the making of
bombs, a police spokesman said.
"Based on information from the arrested suspects, Ryan has ordered the making of
bombs that were exploded in Poso," deputy chief of public relations division at the
National Police Headquarters Brig. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said Monday.
He said the explosives used for making the bombs were brought from Semarang,
Central Java, by sea.
"Ryan always made contact with Abu Dujana in Central Java who is now controlling JI
(Jamaah Islamiyah)," he added.
Previously, the police task force arrested five of 24 people put in the wanted list in
connection with the Poso violence on Jl. Pulau Jawa II in the Gebang Rejo village,
Poso Kota sub district, last Thursday.
The five were identified as Dedi Parsan, Anang Muftadin, Paiman, Upik and Abdul
Muis. Dedi was shot dead, while the other were injured.
Meanwhile, two other persons identified as Ryan and Ibnu who tried to prevent the
police from arresting the suspects were shot in the incident. Ryan was killed, while
Ibnu sustained gunshot wounds to the stomach.
The two were believed to have pelted police with four locally-assembled bombs but
none of them reached the target. They also fired shots at the police.
Anton said Ryan whose real name was Santoso used to take part in a military training
in Afghanistan using another name, Abdul Hakim.
Ryan also played a role as the organizer of meetings held in Magetan, East Java, on
Oct. 18, 2002 and in Cisarua, West Java, on April 5, 2003, he added. (***)
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