Bali Bombings Mastermind 'Killed' in Jakarta Police Raid

World | March 10, 2010, Wednesday // 08:27
Bali Bombings Mastermind ‘Killed’ in Jakarta Police Raid: Bali Bombings Mastermind 'Killed' in Jakarta Police Raid DNA tests will now likely be used to confirm that Dulmatin (L) is dead – he is the alleged mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. Photo by thestar.com.my

The Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has confirmed that the terror suspect Dulmatin was killed in a police raid in Jakarta.

Indonesian security forces said they had killed three suspected militants in two raids on Tuesday.

DNA tests will now likely be used to confirm that Dulmatin is dead – he is the alleged mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people.

Yudhoyono is on a three-day trip to neighbouring Australia - The killing of Dulmatin will be greeted with particular enthusiasm there - half of the 202 casualties in the Bali bombings were Australian.

The raids were said to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province that has brought a number of arrests.

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