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Indonesian police say new Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist cell was recruiting and training
Twenty-two suspects arrested by Indonesian authorities in recent weeks have been connected to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group — among them a convicted leader who was recruiting and training new members, officials say.
Key points:
The Al Qaeda-linked JI carried out a string of bombings in Indonesia, including the 2002 bombings in Bali that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
It was banned by a court in 2008 and has been weakened by a sustained crackdown on militants by Indonesia’s counterterrorism police with Australian and US support.
The 22 arrested men were flown Thursday under the guard of Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism squad from the city of Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, to a police detention…
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