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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 has been named by police as Zarkarsih, also known as Mbah. | The man has been named by police as Zarkarsih, also known as Mbah. |
| Police said he was captured last weekend, on the same day that Abu Dujana, leader of JI's military wing, was arrested. | Police said he was captured last weekend, on the same day that Abu Dujana, leader of JI's military wing, was arrested. |
| As well as the Bali bombings, JI is accused of carrying out a string of attacks throughout South East Asia. | As well as the Bali bombings, JI is accused of carrying out a string of attacks throughout South East Asia. |
| "Zarkarsih, alias Mbah, has been the head of JI since 2005," said Surya Dharma of the country's anti-terror unit. | "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. | "He was arrested on the same day as [Abu] Dujana but at a different time," he added. |
| Double blow | Double blow |
| Abu Dujana was one of eight people seized at a house in central Java last Saturday, although his arrest was not confirmed until Wednesday. | Abu Dujana was one of eight people seized at a house in central Java last Saturday, although his arrest was not confirmed until Wednesday. |
| Police said Zarkarsih was arrested on the same day as other suspectsHis capture was described as a major victory for Indonesian security forces in their fight against Islamic militants. | |
| Observers say the arrest of a second top JI figure strikes a double blow for the shadowy organisation, although its membership and recruitment networks could still remain largely intact. | Observers say the arrest of a second top JI figure strikes a double blow for the shadowy organisation, although its membership and recruitment networks could still remain largely intact. |
| Little is known about either Zarkarsih or Abu Dujana, but both men are believed to have spent time training in Afghanistan and may have had links to al-Qaeda. | Little is known about either Zarkarsih or Abu Dujana, but both men are believed to have spent time training in Afghanistan and may have had links to al-Qaeda. |
| JI is believed to have been formed in the late 1980s, by a handful of exiled Indonesian extremists who wanted to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia and other parts of South East Asia. | JI is believed to have been formed in the late 1980s, by a handful of exiled Indonesian extremists who wanted to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia and other parts of South East Asia. |