Bomb Making Materials Found in Indonesian Islamic School
By Kenneth Conboy
The Indonesian police earlier this week found suspected bomb-making materials hidden underneath a house used by the al-Muaddib Islamic boarding school in Cilacap, Central Java. These materials were uncovered during a second raid on the house performed on 14 July. In addition to chemicals used for making bombs--including sulfur and potassium--they found cables and detonators.
The owner of the building, 60-year-old Bahrudin Latif, reportedly fled before the police conducted their first raid on 23 June. This came after an anonymous source told police that Bahridin's daughter, Ari Aryani, had married Jemaah Islamiyah fugitive Noordin Top. Neighbors around the school noted that she has already given birth to two children, but her husband has never been seen.
The police are continuing their hunt for Bahrudin and Top, both of whom are thought to still be hiding out in Central Java.
