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Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, Noordin Mohamed Top, has been killed during a raid in central Java, say police.Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, Noordin Mohamed Top, has been killed during a raid in central Java, say police.
National police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said the man wanted for July's Jakarta hotel bombings was among four killed in a raid near Solo city. The national police chief said the man wanted for a series of deadly attacks across the archipelago was among four killed in a raid near Solo city.
It is not the first time Indonesian officials have claimed Noordin is dead.It is not the first time Indonesian officials have claimed Noordin is dead.
He was a member of Jemaah Islamiah, which was behind the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005, that killed 202 people.He was a member of Jemaah Islamiah, which was behind the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005, that killed 202 people.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says police are sure this time that Noordin is dead because they have carried out fingerprint tests to verify his identity.The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says police are sure this time that Noordin is dead because they have carried out fingerprint tests to verify his identity.
Cheers
"It is Noordin M Top," police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri told a nationally televised news conference to cheers from the audience, reports Associated Press news agency. "He is leader of al-Qaeda in South East Asia."
NOORDIN MOHAMED TOP Born in Malaysia, fled to Indonesia after 9/11Wanted over bombings on Bali in 2002 and 2005 and other attacksSaid to have split from Jemaah Islamiah and set up new groupMain accomplice Azahari Husin killed by police in 2005Escaped police raid in 2006 and continues to evade capture Profile: Noordin Mohamed Top Profile: Jemaah Islamiah
A counter-terrorism official reportedly said the dead also included alleged bomb-maker Bagus Budi Pranato.
Police are reported to have closed in on the rented house late on Wednesday after arresting two suspects nearby.Police are reported to have closed in on the rented house late on Wednesday after arresting two suspects nearby.
Witnesses said they heard gunfire through the night and then an explosion early on Thursday.Witnesses said they heard gunfire through the night and then an explosion early on Thursday.
NOORDIN MOHAMED TOP Born in Malaysia, fled to Indonesia after 9/11Wanted over bombings on Bali in 2002 and 2005 and other attacksSaid to have split from Jemaah Islamiah and set up new groupMain accomplice Azahari Husin killed by police in 2005Escaped police raid in 2006 and continues to evade capture Profile: Noordin Mohamed Top Profile: Jemaah Islamiah
A pregnant woman was among those arrested during the operation, said police.A pregnant woman was among those arrested during the operation, said police.
Explosives and grenades were found in the house, Maj Gen Sukarna said.Explosives and grenades were found in the house, Maj Gen Sukarna said.
The operation reportedly left behind a charred house with no roof and collapsed walls.
The bodies of the four suspected militants killed have been taken to Jakarta for DNA testing, police said.The bodies of the four suspected militants killed have been taken to Jakarta for DNA testing, police said.
Following a previous raid, on 8 August, police claimed they had killed Malaysian-born Noordin after a 17-hour siege, only to admit several hours later that he had slipped through their net again. It is not the first time Indonesian police have said they had killed Malaysian-born Noordin.
After a 17-hour siege in August, police claimed they had killed the man, only to admit several hours later that he had slipped through their net again.
A four-year period of calm ended in July with twin suicide bomb attacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta that killed nine people and injured scores of others.A four-year period of calm ended in July with twin suicide bomb attacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta that killed nine people and injured scores of others.
On raids in Cilacap, central Java, in July, police said they found bomb-making material at an Islamic boarding school, and explosives buried in the garden of a house of Noordin's father-in-law.On raids in Cilacap, central Java, in July, police said they found bomb-making material at an Islamic boarding school, and explosives buried in the garden of a house of Noordin's father-in-law.
Noordin was said to be a key financier for the militant Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah, but is now thought to have set up his own splinter group. Noordin was said to have been a key financier for the militant Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah, but was thought to have set up his own more hard-line splinter group.