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Zulkarnaen, a senior leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah, who had been on the run for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombings, is escorted by police upon arrival at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Dec 16,2020. AP
THE coronavirus pandemic has, over the past year, forced countries to impose lockdowns and close their borders, leading to a drop in public events and gatherings as well as a sharp slowdown in travel.
These have meant that, for the most part, extremist terrorism has dropped off the headlines and seen a dip in impact.
But the threat has not receded, as incidents like the beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty in France and the recent arrests of terror operatives and discovery of new training sites in Indonesia show.
Zulkarnaen, a senior leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, arriving at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Dec 16, 2020. - AFP
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): A two-storey house in Central Java used by the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist network to train recruits in handling weapons and assembling bombs for seven years until 2018 has been uncovered by Indonesian authorities.
Recruits at the fenced-in villa in Gintungan village in Semarang regency were inducted by senior militant Joko Priyono, alias Karso, under the instructions of Para Wijayanto, the leader of JI, the group behind the Bali bombings in 2002 that killed 202 people.
Both Karso and Para are currently behind bars after being convicted of terrorist activities.
The Straits Times
Indonesia uncovers training site for Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network in Central Java
Zulkarnaen, a senior leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, arriving at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Dec 16, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
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