Friday, September 18, 2009

Terrorism Mastermind Noordin Top Killed

By: Liz Hasseld

Noordin Muhammed Top, the leader of al Qaeda in Southeast Asia, was killed in a raid on Thursday. He has been on the run for nine years and terrorized Indonesia with al Qaeda funded bombings. Along with Noordin, three other terrorists were killed in the raid in central Indonesia at a secret 'hide-out'. Fingerprint matches have been confirmed but DNA tests have not been conducted yet. "Hundreds of pounds (kilograms) of explosives, M-16 assault rifles, grenades and bombs were removed from the house as ambulances shuttled away the dead and injured."

Noordin, a Malaysian citizen, came to Indonesia in 2002. After 9/11, Muslim extremists were being closely watched in Malaysia. He has been linked to "bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in 2002 and 2005 that together killed 222 people."He has also been linked to major attacks in Indonesia, which include a pair of suicide bombings at Jakarta's J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels. Although this is not the end to terrorism in Southeast Asia, it has definitely taken a significant hit.



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