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| Indonesian police hunting terror suspect Noordin Mohamed Top have been involved in a shoot-out with suspected militants, reports say. | Indonesian police hunting terror suspect Noordin Mohamed Top have been involved in a shoot-out with suspected militants, reports say. |
| There has been no confirmation that the exchange of fire on Java involved Noordin - one of south-east Asia's top terror suspects. | There has been no confirmation that the exchange of fire on Java involved Noordin - one of south-east Asia's top terror suspects. |
| But unconfirmed reports on Indonesian TV said that Noordin had been arrested. | But unconfirmed reports on Indonesian TV said that Noordin had been arrested. |
| He is suspected of involvement in last month's bombings of two hotels in Jakarta and the 2002 Bali blasts. | He is suspected of involvement in last month's bombings of two hotels in Jakarta and the 2002 Bali blasts. |
| He was thought to be a key recruiter and financier for a regional Islamist militant group, Jemaah Islamiah, but has now formed his own militant group. | He was thought to be a key recruiter and financier for a regional Islamist militant group, Jemaah Islamiah, but has now formed his own militant group. |
| A lull in militant attacks since 2005 came to an end in July with suicide attacks on two hotels in Jakarta, raising concerns that Noordin was becoming active again. | |
| Friday's shoot-out took place in a village in central Java, police said. | |
| TV reports said police had closed off an area of 1 sq km and had arrested two people, but the raid was still going on. | |
| Correspondents say the search for Noordin has focused on central Java because he is believed to have a network of sympathisers there. |