ABC AUSTRALIA, 28/01/2003 21:05:27
Indonesian police chief links JI to Bali bomb
Indonesia's police chief has for the first time directly tied the regional militant Muslim
network Jemaah Islamiah to last October's bomb attacks on Bali that killed at least
193 people.
Speaking before parliament, General Da'i Bachtiar said Jemaah Islamiah chiefs
decided at a meeting in Bangkok in February last year, to attack US interests in
Indonesia and Singapore.
He said the meeting led to a plan to target two nightclubs on Bali island, which bore
the brunt of the devastating bombings.
General Bachtiar said Jemaah Islamiah's leader, Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir,
had given his blessing to the operations.
However, the general did not make clear if he was referring to the overall attack on US
interests or the specific plan to bomb Bali.
28/01/2003 21:05:27 | ABC Radio Australia News
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