A group calling itself "al-Qaida in Aceh (AH'-cheh)" has emerged in the Indonesian province where authorities have been cracking down on militant activity.
Suspected militants in Aceh have been arrested and charged with planning terrorist attacks. The Indonesian government says two more suspected militants were arrested today but haven't been charged. The arrests, so far, total 16.
In a statement posted on the blog hosting site WordPress.com, the new group claimed to be the target of the police crackdown. The group pledged to continue its jihad against what it calls "Zionist Jews and Christians and apostates."
It was not possible to authenticate the statement and a police spokesman says it could yet prove to be a hoax.
A Jakarta-based senior adviser for the International Crisis Group think tank said she had never heard of the group.
source : http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/86710002.html
Suspected militants in Aceh have been arrested and charged with planning terrorist attacks. The Indonesian government says two more suspected militants were arrested today but haven't been charged. The arrests, so far, total 16.
In a statement posted on the blog hosting site WordPress.com, the new group claimed to be the target of the police crackdown. The group pledged to continue its jihad against what it calls "Zionist Jews and Christians and apostates."
It was not possible to authenticate the statement and a police spokesman says it could yet prove to be a hoax.
A Jakarta-based senior adviser for the International Crisis Group think tank said she had never heard of the group.
source : http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/86710002.html