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| Indonesia 'holds militant leader' | Indonesia 'holds militant leader' |
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| Police in Indonesia say they have captured the head of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the Islamic militant group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings. | Police in Indonesia say they have captured the head of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the Islamic militant group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings. |
| The man, named as Zarkarsih, is also known as Mbah, according to police. | The man, named as Zarkarsih, is also known as Mbah, according to police. |
| They say he was arrested last weekend, on the same day as the leader of the JI's military wing, Abu Dujana. | |
| As well as the Bali bombings, JI is accused of carrying out a string of crimes, including an attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta in 2004. | As well as the Bali bombings, JI is accused of carrying out a string of crimes, including an attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta in 2004. |
| "Zarkarsih, alias Mbah, has been the head of JI since 2005," said Surya Dharma of the country's anti-terror unit. | |
| "He was arrested on the same day as [Abu] Dujana but at a different time," he added. |