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Indonesia has confirmed that police have killed Dulmatin, the last main suspect of the 2002 Bali bombings. DNA tests on the body of a man killed in Jakarta prove beyond doubt he is Dulmatin, the last main suspect of the Bali bombings, Indonesian police say.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's announcement came a day after police said they had killed three suspected militants in two raids in Jakarta. Police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said Dulmatin had been a danger to Indonesia and other countries.
Officials had not immediately been able to confirm that Dulmatin, a suspected planner of the attacks which killed 202 people, was among those killed. Dulmatin was suspected of planning the 2002 attacks which killed 202 people.
Mr Yudhoyono is on a three-day trip to neighbouring Australia. The police announcement follows similar comments from Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He is currently visiting Australia.
The raids on Tuesday were said to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province that has brought a number of arrests. About half of those killed were Australian, and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has praised Indonesia's anti-terror operations.
Dulmatin was alleged to be a leading member of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) - a militant group with links to al-Qaeda - which has a long history of launching attacks in Indonesia and is blamed for the Bali attack. Police had initially not determined whether the man they killed at an internet cafe in the capital on Tuesday was Dulmatin - there have been previous cases where bodies were incorrectly believed to be those of terror suspects.
But Mr Danuri said there was now no doubt.
"From photographic evidence and DNA, we can confirm that the body of the man we shot at the internet cafe matches 100% with Dulmatin's," he said.
"He had the capability to detonate bombs from a distance, and we thank God we have succeeded in catching and killing him because he was very dangerous here and to other countries."
But Mr Danuri warned that terror groups could be making a recovery in the region and warned Indonesians to remain alert to signs of militant activity.
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"We can confirm that one of those that were killed was Mr Dulmatin, one of the top south-east Asian terrorists that we have been looking for," Mr Yudhoyono said through an interpreter in a luncheon speech at Australia's parliament. Dulmatin was alleged to be a leading member of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) - a militant group with links to al-Qaeda - which has a long history of launching attacks in Indonesia and is blamed for the Bali attack.
ANALYSIS Karishma Vaswani, BBC News, Jakarta The "Genius of Jemaah Islamiah (JI)" has been on Indonesia's most wanted list for years, and is thought to be one of the few members of the militant group able to assemble and explode sophisticated bombs. He was killed in raids on Tuesday said to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province. The raids have also led to a number of arrests.
His death was also confirmed by Mr Yudhoyono, who said Dulmatin was "one of the top south-east Asian terrorists that we have been looking for".
ANALYSIS Karishma Vaswani, BBC News, Jakarta The "Genius of Jemaah Islamiah" has been on Indonesia's most wanted list for years, and is thought to be one of the few members of the militant group able to assemble and explode sophisticated bombs.
Security analysts say that while the killing is a significant coup for Indonesian authorities, and shows they are doing their job, it is also a troubling sign that terror networks in Indonesia could be seeing a possible rejuvenation.Security analysts say that while the killing is a significant coup for Indonesian authorities, and shows they are doing their job, it is also a troubling sign that terror networks in Indonesia could be seeing a possible rejuvenation.
That would be a big concern for Indonesian police who had hoped that their efforts to stamp out terrorism in the archipelago over the last few years had been successful. Are terror networks regrouping? The Bali bomb plotThat would be a big concern for Indonesian police who had hoped that their efforts to stamp out terrorism in the archipelago over the last few years had been successful. Are terror networks regrouping? The Bali bomb plot
The killing of Dulmatin will be greeted with particular enthusiasm in Australia - about half of the 202 casualties in the Bali bombings were Australian. "The breakthroughs which Indonesia has made in undermining various terrorist networks have been significant," he said, at a joint news conference with Mr Yudhoyono in Canberra.
The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, had earlier praised Indonesia's efforts to dismantle terrorist networks. "Our own law enforcement agencies, our own security agencies have worked in close partnerships with our Indonesian friends.
He was speaking in Canberra at a joint news conference with Mr Yudhoyono. But he warned that the "challenge of terrorism continues into the future" and that travel warnings remained in place for Australians.
Mr Rudd described the Indonesian operation as very professional and significant.
Indonesia's anti-terrorist forces have launched a series of raids nationwide after the discovery of an alleged Islamist militant training camp in the province of Aceh last month.Indonesia's anti-terrorist forces have launched a series of raids nationwide after the discovery of an alleged Islamist militant training camp in the province of Aceh last month.
The BBC's Indonesia correspondent Karishma Vaswani says Dulmatin has been an elusive target. A few years ago, the Philippines army said he had been injured during a gun battle, but no-one could say for sure that he had been seriously hurt. The BBC's Indonesia correspondent Karishma Vaswani says Dulmatin has been an elusive target.
A few years ago, the Philippines army said he had been injured during a gun battle, but no-one could say for sure that he had been seriously hurt.
DNA tests were carried out on a body found in the southern Philippines in 2008, but it was confirmed not to be his.DNA tests were carried out on a body found in the southern Philippines in 2008, but it was confirmed not to be his.
DNA tests had also been necessary to prove beyond doubt that Noordin Mohamed Top, at the time Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, had been killed in September 2009.DNA tests had also been necessary to prove beyond doubt that Noordin Mohamed Top, at the time Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, had been killed in September 2009.
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Our correspondent says the death of Dulmatin could be a sign that Indonesian terror networks are regrouping, despite officials' hopes that they had been successfully weakened. Despite the killings and arrests, police chief Danuri warned that the "rejuvenation of these militants is being seen as a serious possibility".
The latest raids come less than two weeks before the visit to Indonesia of US President Barack Obama.
Kevin Rudd: "This is difficult work, dangerous work"Kevin Rudd: "This is difficult work, dangerous work"
"We arrested 400 terror suspects, then rehabilitated and released 242 of them - but some of them have gone back to terrorism," he said on Wednesday.
The latest raids come less than two weeks before the visit to Indonesia of US President Barack Obama.
Indonesia has made significant inroads in recent years into dismantling the leadership of JI.Indonesia has made significant inroads in recent years into dismantling the leadership of JI.
The police have also been recently engaged in an operation 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. Seizures in raids included DVDs on the Bali bombings.
Seizures in raids included DVDs on the Bali bombings. Police have been investigating possible links between those militants and JI.
Police have been investigating possible links between the militants and JI.
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