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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 005485 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
TERREP 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, S/CT, DS/IP/EAP, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/CC 
DOJ FOR CTS THORNTON, AAG SWARTZ 
FBI FOR ETTIU/SSA ROTH 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2016 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT 
NOORDIN M. TOP ESCAPES AGAIN 
 
REF: A. 05 JAKARTA 14789 AZAHARI KILLED IN POLICE RAID 
 
     ¶B. 05 JAKARTA 15139 BALI INVESTIGATION FINALLY 
        GAINS MOMENTUM 
 
Classified By: Political Officer Tim Hefner For Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
Summary 
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¶1. (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed 
two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in 
Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist 
mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top.  The manhunt then 
led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the 
discovery of fully-assembled bombs like those used in the 
October 2005 Bali bombings as well as other bomb-related 
materials.  Police continue their search for Top, who they 
suspect remains in Central Java.  DS/ATA training played an 
important role in another CT success for Indonesia.  End 
Summary. 
 
Det-88 Strikes Again, Noordin M. Top Remains Free 
--------------------------------------------- ----- 
 
¶2. (C) On April 29, Indonesian National Police (INP) led by 
two DS/ATA-trained Detachment-88 Crisis Response Teams from 
Jakarta and Central Sulawesi raided a safehouse in Binangun 
village, Wonosobo, Central Java, in the search for Jemaah 
Islamiyah (JI) terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. 
Top.  Gunfire ensued, and the pre-dawn operation resulted in 
the killing of two known terrorists and the arrest of another 
who was wounded in the raid.  INP Chief Sutanto traveled to 
the site later in the day and publicly confirmed that police 
did not find Top in the house.  Australian Federal Police 
units supported the Det-88-led operation primarily with 
analytic and technical expertise. 
 
More Bombs Found 
----------------- 
 
¶3. (C) An INP spokesperson publicly stated that police 
officials are convinced Top remains in Central Java, and the 
INP has mounted a wide-spread search across the region with 
road blocks and vehicle searches.  In the town of Temanggung, 
the INP arrested a second terrorist suspect and discovered a 
fully-assembled backpack bomb like the types used in Bali in 
October 2005 (ref A).  Police also found two Tupperware bomb 
not yet fully-assembled, bomb-making instructions, a computer 
and printer with five forged Indonesian national identify 
cards, and six cellular phones.  They did not uncover any 
information on future planned attacks.  INP forensics labs 
have begun processing the evidence. 
 
¶4. (C) INP JI Task Force, or "Team Bomb," members on the 
scene of the initial raid told us the atmosphere was more 
melancholy than celebratory despite the elimination of four 
more terrorists.  Indonesian President Yudhoyono publicly 
praised the INP's efforts and said they must continue their 
operations. 
 
Two Killed, Two Arrested 
------------------------ 
 
¶5. (U) The INP has identified the deceased as Jabir (alias 
Mujabir alias Budi Anggoro alias Gempur Budi Angkoro alias 
Nanang) and Abdul Hadi (alias Bambang alias Baharudin 
Saleh/Soleh) and the arrestees as Salahuddin/Solahudin (alias 
Sollahudin al Ayubi alias Sukri alias Dani alias Wawan alias 
Agung) and Muhtafirin (possible alias Maktu Qirin).  Initial 
media reports suggested the INP cornered five men in the 
house, but thus far, no information on a fifth person has 
come to light. 
 
¶6. (C) Jabir, a close associate of Top and Azahari and a 
relative of terrorist Fathurrahman al-Ghozi, killed by 
Philippine police after escaping from prison, helped 
construct the bombs used in the terrorist attacks on the J.W. 
Marriott Hotel and the Australian Embassy in 2003 and 2004 
respectively.  Jabir may also have been the recruiter of 
Salik Firdaus, the suicide bomber of Caf Nyoman in Jimbaran, 
 
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Bali (ref B), and a graduate of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's Ngruki 
pesantran in Solo, Central Java.  Abdul Hadi, another 
suspected bomb-maker, narrated a JI video discovered in the 
November raid of another safehouse, which resulted in the 
killing of Azahari Bin Husin (ref A).  Hadi may have assisted 
with the indoctrination of Heri Golun, the suicide bomber of 
the Australian Embassy, and with the 2005 Bali bombers. 
 
¶7. (C) Police suspect Salahuddin of participation in the 2000 
New Year's Eve church bombings and the 2001 Atrium Mall 
explosion.  Salahuddin is the younger brother of Abdul Jabar, 
convicted to 20-years in prison for his role in the 
assassination attempt of the Philippine Ambassador to 
Indonesia in 2000, and Farihin Ibu Ahmad, convicted for his 
violent activities as a member of Laskar Jihad in the 
conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi.  Their father, Ahmad 
Kandai, was closely linked with Darul Islam's 1957 
assassination attempt of then-President Soekarno.  The INP 
believes Muhtafirin served as a courier for Azahari and Top, 
and they have begun interrogations of these two in separate 
locations in Jakarta. 
 
Comment 
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¶8. (C) Despite their failure to capture Top, the INP 
continues to make progress in its CT operations and to remove 
JI members from the field.  DS/ATA training and AFP support 
has enabled another successful operation.  The associations 
of the four terrorists killed and captured provide another 
look at the importance of familial and scholastic 
relationships within these terrorism networks. 
PASCOE