Asian Terror Kingpin Killed

This time, it's really him—they have fingerprints to prove it

(NEWSER) - Indonesian police say they’ve killed their most-wanted terrorist, Noordin Muhamed Top, and this time, they’re really sure. The last time they declared Noordin dead, after an August raid in Central Java, they later admitted he had actually escaped. But this time they say they’ve done a fingerprint match on the body to ensure it is him, the BBC reports. More»

(NEWSER) - Indonesian officials are fairly certain the wanted terrorist who masterminded the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings is also responsible for yesterday's attacks in Jakarta, the BBC reports. There are “strong indications” that Noordin Mohamed Top—a financier for al Qaeda-linked terror group Jemaah Islamiah who is thought to have started a splinter organization—organized the bombings, which killed 9 people, including 2 suicide bombers. Authorities say the bombs were identical to those used in Bali. More»

(NEWSER) - Today's terror attack in Jakarta appears to be the work of a group Indonesia thought it had put out of business years ago, experts tell ABC News. The twin attacks on luxury hotels that killed 8 people and injured at least 50 are being blamed on Jemayah Islamiyah, a group linked to al-Qaeda that carried out deadly bombings in Bali in 2002 and 2005. More»

Permit denied after extremists vow to stop 'Satanic' singer

(NEWSER) - Religious fanatics appear to have made the world's biggest Muslim country a no-go for Gaga. Police in Indonesia have refused Lady Gaga a permit for her sold-out Jakarta concert, saying they would be unable to guarantee her safety following threats from an extremist group , reports the Guardian . The chief of the Islamic Defender Front has labeled her a "vulgar singer" spreading "Satanic teaching," and warned that his group was ready to "be thrown to jail and be killed" to prevent her from corrupting Islamic youth. More»

Windows shattered, no one hurt

(NEWSER) - A bomb exploded early today outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris. The blast shattered windows and damaged cars, but no one was injured. An embassy worker discovered a package containing the gas cylinder and removed it from the building, reports Reuters . It exploded shortly afterward in the city's elegant 16th district. Indonesia's Foreign Minister said he was deeply concerned about the explosion, and puzzled by the bomber's motive. "We are quite a resilient lot, Indonesians, and I don't think it takes a little explosion to deter us from going on with the business of our activities," he said. More»