Indonesian anti-terror police commandos assault a farm house in Beji village in Central Java. AFP/Getty ImagesFrom The Wall Street Journal:
Antiterrorism police stormed an isolated Indonesian farmhouse in central Java early Saturday, killing one of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorists, Noordin Mohamed Top, who is wanted for allegedly masterminding deadly attacks on two hotels in Jakarta last month, a senior antiterrorism official said.
In a separate raid overnight near Jakarta, the capital, police shot dead two alleged terrorists and arrested three others. They uncovered 1,000 pounds of bombs in a house and a car specially modified to carry them, suggesting the attacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton, which killed nine people including the suicide bombers, possibly were intended as the start of a new wave of bombings in Indonesia.
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Update: Qaeda Figure Is Reported Dead -- New York Times
My Comment: This terrorist has been responsible for the murder of dozens (if not hundreds) of innocent citizens. His demise is a positive outcome for Indonesia's counter terrorism forces.