The Jakarta Post, August 31, 2005
Ambon bombing suspect dies
JAKARTA: One of four suspects in the recent Ambon market blast died at a police
hospital on Tuesday from bullet wounds suffered while trying to evade arrest.
National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Saud Usman Nasution said the dead suspect,
identified only as Aden, was shot by Maluku Police as they attempted to arrest him
on Friday at his house in Ketapang, West Seram Island.
"The suspect was seriously injured and it took a long time to bring him from Ketapang
to the Ambon police headquarters, so he lost a lot of blood and died this morning,"
Saud said.
With the death of Aden, the police could only continue questioning the remaining
three suspects -- Basri Kaliki, Lulu Kalderan and Kasim -- over the blast at the
Mardika market last week, which injured nine people.
The police are still looking for three other suspects believed to have masterminded the
bombing. They were identified only by their initials as ARS, JBR and WL. --JP.
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