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Viewing cable 09JAKARTA1315, TERRORIST NOORDIN TOP REPORTED KILLED IN POLICE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09JAKARTA1315 2009-08-08 05:00 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Jakarta 
VZCZCXRO7964
OO RUEHDT RUEHPB
DE RUEHJA #1315 2200500
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 080500Z AUG 09
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3022
INFO RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHHJJPI/USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
 
UNCLAS JAKARTA 001315 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, S/CT, DS, CA 
NSC FOR J.BADER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV PINS ASEC ID
SUBJECT: TERRORIST NOORDIN TOP REPORTED KILLED IN POLICE 
RAID IN CENTRAL JAVA 
 
REF: A. OPS CENTER/JAKARTA 08/08/09 TELCON 
     B. JAKARTA 1303 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1.  (U)  SUMMARY:  Indonesian police have raided a suspected 
militant safe house in Central Java.  Media sources have 
reported that Noordin Top--the suspected mastermind behind 
the July 17 Jakarta bombings--was killed in a gun battle with 
police.  However, Indonesian officials have not yet confirmed 
Top's death.  In a separate raid, police killed two militants 
and seized a cache of explosives in a Jakarta suburb.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
SHOOT-OUT IN CENTRAL JAVA 
 
2.  (U) On the evening of Friday, August 7, Indonesian police 
raided a house Temanggung, Central Java, believed to be the 
hideout of wanted terrorist Noordin Top.  (Note:  Top, 
Indonesia's most wanted fugitive, is the suspected mastermind 
of the July 17 bombings at Jakarta's JW Marriott and Ritz 
Carlton hotels.  He is also suspected of involvement in 
earlier attacks.) Elite anti-terror unit Detachment-88 and 
other police elements conducted the operation that resulted 
in a lengthy shoot-out with suspected militants holed up 
inside. 
 
RAID IN JAKARTA SUBURB 
 
3.  (U) In another August 7 operation, anti-terror units 
raided a suspected militant safe house in Bekasi, a suburb 
east of Jakarta.  Authorities killed two suspected militants 
and seized around 500kg of explosives in the operation. 
Media reports claimed that militants were using the house to 
prepare for additional attacks. 
 
AWAITING OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION 
 
4.  (U) Most media sources have reported that Noordin Top was 
killed in the Central Java raid.  However, officials 
have yet to confirm his death.  Mission will continue to 
monitor the situation and remains in contact with 
law-enforcement officials in an effort to confirm Top's death 
and other details of the operations. 
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