Posted on 07/11/2005 6:40:42 PM PDT by Wiz
Indonesian police have arrested a man they suspect of harboring a Malaysian militant accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other attacks on Western targets in recent years.
The suspect, identified only as Fauzan, is being held at National Police Headquarters under anti-terror laws that allow police to detain a suspect for an initial period of seven days, Maj. Gen. Aryanto Budiharjo said Monday.
Fauzan was arrested "recently" at an undisclosed location in east Java province, said Budiharjo. Officers suspect he hid Malaysian militant Noordin Mohamed Top earlier this year in a house in east Java, said Budiharjo, giving no more details.
Noordin is accused of helping plan the Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, the 2003 attack on the J.W. Marriott Hotel, and a blast last year outside the Australian Embassy. He remains on the run in Indonesia and is plotting more attacks, police say.
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