Indonesian police to question Mohamad Iqbal

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JAKARTA - Indonesian police will question terror suspect Mohamad Iqbal A Rahman who was recently released from prison in Malaysia about his possible links to terrorism, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said today.

Mohamad Iqbal, an Indonesian with permanent residency in Malaysia, was released on Friday after his two-year detention order under that country's Internal Security Act expired. He is now awaiting deportation.

"We have an interest in finding out whether (Iqbal) has any links with terrorist attacks in Indonesia," Wirayuda told reporters.

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