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| A top terrorism suspect has been arrested in Malaysia more than a year after his escape from a prison in Singapore, authorities say. | A top terrorism suspect has been arrested in Malaysia more than a year after his escape from a prison in Singapore, authorities say. |
| Officials said Mas Selamat Kastari had been detained in a joint operation between Malaysia and Singapore in Malaysia's southern Johor state. | Officials said Mas Selamat Kastari had been detained in a joint operation between Malaysia and Singapore in Malaysia's southern Johor state. |
| He is the suspected Singapore leader of Jemaah Islamiah, blamed for attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings. | He is the suspected Singapore leader of Jemaah Islamiah, blamed for attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings. |
| His escape through a toilet window triggered a worldwide manhunt. | His escape through a toilet window triggered a worldwide manhunt. |
| Mas Selamat Kastari is also alleged to have planned a plot to crash a hijacked plane into Singapore's international airport. | Mas Selamat Kastari is also alleged to have planned a plot to crash a hijacked plane into Singapore's international airport. |
| Walter Chia, a spokesman for the Singapore's embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said authorities were interrogating the suspect after arresting him in southern Singapore. | Walter Chia, a spokesman for the Singapore's embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said authorities were interrogating the suspect after arresting him in southern Singapore. |
| Singapore's Straits Times said he had been detained on 1 April. | Singapore's Straits Times said he had been detained on 1 April. |
| Indonesian authorities arrested Mas Selamat Kastari on immigration violation charges in 2003. | |
| He was handed over to Singapore in 2006, where he was detained under the city-state's Internal Security Act - a law which permits indefinite imprisonment without trial. | |
| But he escaped in February 2008, managing to squeeze through the toilet window at his detention centre and climb over a fence while guards waited outside the bathroom. | But he escaped in February 2008, managing to squeeze through the toilet window at his detention centre and climb over a fence while guards waited outside the bathroom. |
| Jemaah Islamiah, which has links to al-Qaeda, is blamed for the bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2002 which left 200 people dead. | Jemaah Islamiah, which has links to al-Qaeda, is blamed for the bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2002 which left 200 people dead. |