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| Raids 'kill Indonesia militants' | Raids 'kill Indonesia militants' |
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| Indonesian security forces say they have killed three suspected militants in two raids near the capital Jakarta. | Indonesian security forces say they have killed three suspected militants in two raids near the capital Jakarta. |
| The raids were said to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province that has brought a number of arrests. | The raids were said to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province that has brought a number of arrests. |
| Police said they could neither confirm nor deny the man killed in the first raid was Dulmatin, a top member of the Jemaah Islamiah group. | Police said they could neither confirm nor deny the man killed in the first raid was Dulmatin, a top member of the Jemaah Islamiah group. |
| He is wanted over the Bali bomb attacks in 2002 that killed 202 people. | He is wanted over the Bali bomb attacks in 2002 that killed 202 people. |
| 'Big name' | 'Big name' |
| The first raid took place at a two-storey building in Pamulang city, west of the capital, local media reported. They said two people were also arrested. | The first raid took place at a two-storey building in Pamulang city, west of the capital, local media reported. They said two people were also arrested. |
| If it's true that it's [Dulmatin], we will be very grateful that the most-wanted terrorist has been killed. It will be a big relief to us Ansyaad Mbai,Security ministry anti-terrorism chief The Bali bomb plotters Dulmatin: JI's 'genius' | If it's true that it's [Dulmatin], we will be very grateful that the most-wanted terrorist has been killed. It will be a big relief to us Ansyaad Mbai,Security ministry anti-terrorism chief The Bali bomb plotters Dulmatin: JI's 'genius' |
| In the second operation, police said they had shot dead two suspected members of the same group and arrested two more, Reuters news agency reports. | In the second operation, police said they had shot dead two suspected members of the same group and arrested two more, Reuters news agency reports. |
| Anti-terror police chief Tito Karnavian told media the dead man from the first raid was a "big name". | Anti-terror police chief Tito Karnavian told media the dead man from the first raid was a "big name". |
| A police spokesman, Edward Aritonang, later told the BBC it was not clear if the man was Dulmatin and that further tests were taking place. | |
| He said: "We believe that the man... supplied weapons and funding to the Aceh militant group." | He said: "We believe that the man... supplied weapons and funding to the Aceh militant group." |
| Dulmatin has been one of the most-wanted Indonesian militant figures. The US has offered a $10m reward for information leading to his death or arrest. | Dulmatin has been one of the most-wanted Indonesian militant figures. The US has offered a $10m reward for information leading to his death or arrest. |
| He is believed to have set off one of the two bombs in Bali on 12 October 2002. A total of 202 people died in the attacks, many of them foreign tourists. | He is believed to have set off one of the two bombs in Bali on 12 October 2002. A total of 202 people died in the attacks, many of them foreign tourists. |
| Dulmatin had been thought to be hiding in the Philippines. | Dulmatin had been thought to be hiding in the Philippines. |
| Security ministry anti-terrorism chief Ansyaad Mbai told Agence France-Presse: "If it's true that it's him, we will be very grateful that the most-wanted terrorist has been killed. It will be a big relief to us." | Security ministry anti-terrorism chief Ansyaad Mbai told Agence France-Presse: "If it's true that it's him, we will be very grateful that the most-wanted terrorist has been killed. It will be a big relief to us." |
| Officials have yet to confirm if the man killed was Dulmatin | Officials have yet to confirm if the man killed was Dulmatin |
| DNA tests might be needed to confirm whether Dulmatin was the man killed. | DNA tests might be needed to confirm whether Dulmatin was the man killed. |
| Such tests were needed to prove beyond doubt that Noordin Mohamed Top, at the time Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, had been killed in September 2009. | Such tests were needed to prove beyond doubt that Noordin Mohamed Top, at the time Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, had been killed in September 2009. |
| Police thought they had killed him in a previous raid only for forensic tests to prove them wrong. | Police thought they had killed him in a previous raid only for forensic tests to prove them wrong. |
| Indonesian police have been engaged in an operation recently targeting Aceh militants. | Indonesian police have been engaged in an operation recently targeting Aceh militants. |
| A total of 14 people have been charged with plotting to launch terrorist attacks. | A total of 14 people have been charged with plotting to launch terrorist attacks. |
| Those charged are believed by officials to be members of a previously unknown terror group. | Those charged are believed by officials to be members of a previously unknown terror group. |
| But seizures in raids included DVDs on the Bali bombings. | But seizures in raids included DVDs on the Bali bombings. |
| Police have been investigating possible links between the militants and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which was blamed by the authorities for the Bali attacks. | Police have been investigating possible links between the militants and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which was blamed by the authorities for the Bali attacks. |