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Cops hunting for last four JI leaders to make movement ineffective
Published:  Aug 20, 2003 10:59 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM

The police rounded up all but four of its most wanted terror suspects and their capture will effectively wipe out the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leadership in the country, a top security official said today.

Stung by reports that two Malaysians played major roles in bomb attacks in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur is fighting a growing perception that the top ranks of the al-Qaeda-linked JI are full of Malaysians.

Indonesian police on Tuesday accused Malaysians Azahari Husin ( photo ) and Noordin Muhammad Top of involvement at a senior level in last year's Bali blast which killed 202 people and this month's attack on the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, which killed 12.


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