Indonesian Minister Sees Al-Qaeda Involving in Bali Bombings

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Indonesian Minister Sees Al-Qaeda Involving in Bali Bombings

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Indonesian Defense Minister Matori Abdul Djalil reaffirmed Friday that the international terrorist network Al-Qaeda was behind the tragedy in Bali island, with the capturing of the prime suspect Amrozi.

"I am certain, this conclusion is not only based on the Amrozi testimony, but also the information from the police," he stressed at the State Palace here as quoted by the Indonesian Antara News Agency Friday.

He asserted that the way of arrangements of the explosions was under a sophisticated technology, indicating that the Al-Qaeda wasinvolved in the Bali carnage.

He noted that Amrozi had links with the Islamic terrorist network Jamaah Islamiah, which many people are associated with it.

Separately, the chairman of the Indonesian joint investigation team I, Made Mangku Pastika, said that the police found indications that Al-Qaeda had been involved in the Bali explosions,citing that the police have a lot of evidence, but refused to elaborate due to hampering on further investigation.

Previously the Jamaah Islamiah was listed by the United Nationsas an international terrorist network and had a link with Al-Qaeda.

Matori was optimistic that the police could finally uncover theinvolvement of the Al-Qaeda network in the explosions in Bali.

According to Matori, the purpose of the group launching the strikes in Indonesia was to change the ideology of the country with the Talibanism.

"Now, we have to be united, considering the terrorism as the public enemy, including the national and international terrorist networks," Matori added.

Previously, the minister had also stated that Al-Qaeda was behind the Bali bombing tragedy, which caused some controversial response from many parties in the country.

Meanwhile, from another source, Indonesian National Police Chief General Da'I Bachtiar told a local media Friday that during the interrogation against Amrozi, the suspect admitted that he wasacquainted with the first fugitive terrorist suspect in Indonesia Hambali

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