ABC 04/05/2002 23:00:50
Indonesian police claim to have arrested radical Islamic
commander
Indonesian police claim to have arrested the commander of the radical Islamic militia
Laskar Jihad, Jaffar Umar Thalib.
Thalib has been linked to the massacre of 13 Christian villagers near the city of
Ambon, on the island of the same name, on April 28.
Police said he was arrested at Surabaya airport earlier today.
Thalib has been accused of provoking the massacre by telling a rally of Muslims in
religiously-divided Ambon to wage war on Christian separatists, two days before the
deadly pre-dawn attack.
He was arrested after flying from Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, via the South
Sulawesi capital Makassar.
04/05/2002 23:00:50 | ABC Radio Australia News
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