Indonesia captures top terror suspect

Source: AP Via The Independent

Indonesian police said today they had arrested their most-wanted fugitive, a man believed to have an important role in terrorist activity.

Abu Tholut alias Mustofa is one of Indonesia's top wanted suspects after militant figures Noordin M Top and Dulmatin died at the hands of police last year.

He is accused of helping set up a terror network plotting attacks on foreigners at luxury hotels in Jakarta and several high-profile assassinations, including Indonesia's president.

Investigators confirmed the man arrested was Abu Tholut.

MetroTV and TVOne said he was arrested during a police raid at his house in Central Java's Kudus district.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indonesia-captures-top-terror-suspect-2156167.html

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BTW gun ownership is heavily regulated here.

Gun and bullets confiscated in Abu Tholut arrest

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 12/10/2010 2:38 PM

Police have seized a Belgium-made 9 mm FN handgun and 22 bullets in the arrest of top terrorist suspect Abu Tholut, National Police deputy spokesman Brig. Gen. I Ketut Untung Yoga Ana says. Yoga said Abu Tholut was arrested in Bae Pondok village, Kudus regency, Central Java, Kompas.com reported.

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Indonesia's antiterror unit Densus 88 has arrested Abu Tholut, an alleged senior terrorist and mastermind behind a series of armed robberies across North Sumatra, on Friday morning, Central Java police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Djihartono said. “We cornered him in Kudus (Central Java) at 8 a.m.,” National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Iskandar Abubakar.

Iskandar said police investigators were questioning the suspect, and were trying to establish the nature of his connection to an Aceh-based terrorist cell.

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The 48-year-old is a former instructor of the Jamaah Islamiyah military camp, and later established military training camps in the Philippines, and in the Aceh regency of Jantho.

From: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/10/gun-and-bullets-confiscated-abu-tholut-arrest.html

"he was arrested during a police raid at his house" -- just sounds slightly humorous. "Well, yeah, we knew where he lived, we just never got around to stopping by and picking him up."