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Key Bali bomb suspect 'wounded' | Key Bali bomb suspect 'wounded' |
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A key Indonesian militant wanted for the 2002 Bali bombings was hurt in a gun battle in the Philippines last week, the Philippines military says. | |
Dulmatin, believed to have built the Bali bombs, was caught up in fighting on the southern island of Jolo, Lt Almerante Mijares said. | |
Abu Sulaiman, a leader of the militant group Abu Sayyaf, was killed in the same clashes. | |
Dulmatin has long been thought to be in hiding with Abu Sayyaf. | |
"Based on (radio) signal intercepts and human intelligence, Dulmatin and his comrades were wounded," Lt Mijares said. | "Based on (radio) signal intercepts and human intelligence, Dulmatin and his comrades were wounded," Lt Mijares said. |
Lt Mijares said he led the raid on the Abu Sayyaf camp near the town of Patikul on 16 January, which triggered a fierce gun battle between troops and up to 60 Abu Sayyaf fighters. | |
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Top Abu Sayyaf commander Abu Sulaiman, also known as Jainal Antal Sali, was killed in the fighting. | Top Abu Sayyaf commander Abu Sulaiman, also known as Jainal Antal Sali, was killed in the fighting. |
He had a $5m bounty placed on his head by the US, in part for the 2001 abduction of a group of tourists on the island of Palawan, which led to the deaths of two Americans and several others. | |
Days after the January attack, tests on a body found in a remote part of Jolo confirmed it was that of the former head of Abu Sayyaf, Khaddafy Janjalani. | |
He is believed to have been killed in clashes with troops in September 2006. | |
Dulmatin has long been on Indonesia's most wanted list, and the US has also offered a $10m reward for information leading to his death or arrest. | |
An Indonesian national, he is believed to be one of the few JI militants able to assemble and explode large chlorate and nitrate bombs. | |
Abu Sayyaf - the smallest and most radical of the Islamic separatist groups in the southern Philippines - is believed to be providing protection for JI members in return for bomb-making expertise and training. | |
US troops and military advisers have been in the southern Philippines for the past four months to provide training and intelligence for an offensive on militants hiding in Jolo. |
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