Ongoing Firefight in Central Java
By Kenneth Conboy
As of 2300 local time, details are emerging about a firefight at an apparent terrorist safe house in Temanggung district, Central Java. Police counter-terrorist commandos initiated a raid at around 1700 local time, but were kept at bay for fear that explosives were stored in the house. Shots were being exchanged for more than four hours, but it now appears like at least four persons have been captured, one of whom may be Jemaah Islamiyah fugitive Noordin Top. If this proves to be the case, it will be a huge gain for Indonesian security forces, who have been struggling to make headway in the investigation of the 17 July twin hotel bombings in Jakarta.
