Military hails reported death of JI bomb expert
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by admin
The Philippine military welcomed the reported death of Dulmatin, a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb expert who was killed by Indonesian authorities following a raid in Pamulang in South Tangerang on Tuesday.
"It's good if they killed him..It's good if they got him," said Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban, a military counter- terrorism expert who once commanded the military's Joint task force in the Abu Sayyaf-infested Sulu province.
Sabban said their information as of last month was that Dulmatin, who masterminded the bloody Bali bombings in Indonesia years ago, was in Sulu, in the company of Abu Sayyaf terrorists.
He said it was possible that Dulmatin moved out of the country following the Feb. 21 killing of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Albader Parad after Marine soldiers raided a terrorist lair in Maimbung town.
However, Sabban said they have no definite information to say that Dulmatin indeed had left Sulu, "but we know that he is mobile and at times, he is crossing the border." He said the military is sharing information with the Indonesians on this.
"It's good if they killed him..It's good if they got him," said Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban, a military counter- terrorism expert who once commanded the military's Joint task force in the Abu Sayyaf-infested Sulu province.
Sabban said their information as of last month was that Dulmatin, who masterminded the bloody Bali bombings in Indonesia years ago, was in Sulu, in the company of Abu Sayyaf terrorists.
He said it was possible that Dulmatin moved out of the country following the Feb. 21 killing of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Albader Parad after Marine soldiers raided a terrorist lair in Maimbung town.
However, Sabban said they have no definite information to say that Dulmatin indeed had left Sulu, "but we know that he is mobile and at times, he is crossing the border." He said the military is sharing information with the Indonesians on this.
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