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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. |
| The man wanted for a series of deadly attacks across the archipelago was among four killed in a raid near Solo city, said the national police chief. | The man wanted for a series of deadly attacks across the archipelago was among four killed in a raid near Solo city, said the national police chief. |
| 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 41-year-old 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 41-year-old Noordin is dead because they have carried out fingerprint tests to verify his identity. |
| Cheers | Cheers |
| "Thank God on this holy month of Ramadan - it's Noordin M Top," police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri told a nationally televised news conference to cheers, reports AFP news agency. | "Thank God on this holy month of Ramadan - it's Noordin M Top," police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri told a nationally televised news conference to cheers, reports AFP news agency. |
| NOORDIN MOHAMED TOP Born in Malaysia, fled to Indonesia after 9/11Wanted over bombings on Bali in 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 Obituary: Noordin Mohamed Top Profile: Jemaah Islamiah | |
| He added that alleged bomb-maker Bagus Budi Pranato, alias Urwah, was also among the dead. | He added that alleged bomb-maker Bagus Budi Pranato, alias Urwah, was also among the dead. |
| A member of the national parliament's security committee said he and other lawmakers had been allowed to inspect the bodies of the four militants. | A member of the national parliament's security committee said he and other lawmakers had been allowed to inspect the bodies of the four militants. |
| "Today, God willing, the radical movement has been disabled. One of the biggest terrorist masterminds, Noordin M Top, has been shot," said the MP, Sidarto, reports AFP. | "Today, God willing, the radical movement has been disabled. One of the biggest terrorist masterminds, Noordin M Top, has been shot," said the MP, Sidarto, reports AFP. |
| "There were signs that pointed to it being Noordin M Top, such as a big mole on the left side of his nose," he added. | "There were signs that pointed to it being Noordin M Top, such as a big mole on the left side of his nose," he added. |
| 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. |
| 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 operation reportedly left behind a charred house with no roof and collapsed walls. |
| It is not the first time the death of Malaysian-born Noordin has been reported. | It is not the first time the death of Malaysian-born Noordin has been reported. |
| He was thought to have been killed during a raid in central Java last month, but it later emerged he had slipped through the net again. | He was thought to have been killed during a raid in central Java last month, but it later emerged he had slipped through the net again. |
| Sidney Jones, an expert on Islamist militants with the International Crisis Group, told Reuters news agency: "It's a major success for the police but it doesn't mean, unfortunately, that the problem of terrorism is over. | Sidney Jones, an expert on Islamist militants with the International Crisis Group, told Reuters news agency: "It's a major success for the police but it doesn't mean, unfortunately, that the problem of terrorism is over. |
| "It's still unclear how many people were in Noordin's group and there are a number of fugitives still at large who have at least the potential to replace him." | "It's still unclear how many people were in Noordin's group and there are a number of fugitives still at large who have at least the potential to replace him." |
| 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 have been a key financier for Jemaah Islamiah, but was thought to have set up his own more hard-line splinter group. | Noordin was said to have been a key financier for Jemaah Islamiah, but was thought to have set up his own more hard-line splinter group. |