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Military claims to have found Dulmatin's body in Tawi-Tawi (Bali Bomber)
gmanews.tv ^ | 2/19/08

Posted on 02/19/2008 5:05:09 AM PST by Dog

(Updated 8:30 a.m.) A body believed to be that of Indonesian terrorist leader Dulmatin, wanted for the October 2002 Bali bombings, was recovered Monday afternoon by a joint military team in Tawi-Tawi province.

Intelligence reports said the body was found 1:30 p.m. at the vicinity of Sitio Salisit in Balimbing village, Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-Tawi.

"(The) said corpse was jointly identified by informants with notable wounds in the head, chest and right foot to include clothing in physical characteristics matched with previous revelations," the report said.

The body was exhumed for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing for confirmation.

Reached for comments, Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino said that if the remains turn out to be that really of Dulmatin, his death could be traced to the January 31 clash in the province.

"That is the report we got from our units in Tawi-Tawi. Remember that during the January 31 encounter, he was reported injured," Dolorfino told reporters.

Dolorfino said an informant led government troops to Dulmatin's supposed gravesite and that based on the informant's accounts of the slain terrorist's injuries, "it matched with (the accounts) of our witness."

"This is a big blow to the JI and the Abu Sayyaf," Dolorfino said.

Dulmatin, who had been a target of a manhunt operations in Mindanao, was a senior figure in the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). He was one of the most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia. He is also known as Amar Usmanan, Joko Pitoyo, Joko Pitono, Abdul Matin, Pitono, Muktarmar, Djoko, and Noval.

Dulmatin was allegedly one of the masterminds behind the 2002 Bali bombings in Indonesia which killed 202 people, including seven US citizens. - GMANews.TV


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2002; abusayyaf; balibombing; balibombings; dulmatin; indonesia; jemaahislamiyah; philippines; tawitawi; terrorism; wot
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Evil is taking a licking...cross another one off your terror dance card.
1 posted on 02/19/2008 5:05:14 AM PST by Dog
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To: AdmSmith; Cap Huff; nuconvert; Aussie Dasher; Jemian; jeffers; Straight Vermonter

Fyi..


2 posted on 02/19/2008 5:06:55 AM PST by Dog
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To: Dog

He’s on the express elevator plunging downward to hell where he will burn with Muhammad for all eternity


3 posted on 02/19/2008 5:14:03 AM PST by dennisw (Never bet on a false prophet! <<<<<||||>>>>> Never bet on Islam!)
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To: Dog

great to hear it


4 posted on 02/19/2008 5:19:56 AM PST by RDTF (kill the terrorists, punch the hippies)
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To: Dog

Is Obama deeply saddened?


5 posted on 02/19/2008 5:50:31 AM PST by cake_crumb (Don't vote Romney in your primary unless you WANT his delegates to go to McCain.)
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To: Dog

Sucks to be him!

Someone did some nice shooting.


6 posted on 02/19/2008 6:03:38 AM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Dog
Evil is taking a licking...cross another one off your terror dance card.

Terrorist's are like mosquitoes. There is another born every minute. We can kill them by the hundreds, thousands, and their religion of hate will create more.

7 posted on 02/19/2008 6:04:44 AM PST by RetiredArmy (It is time for Conservatives to think about forming our own party. NO MORE RINOs!!)
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To: Fred Nerks; jan in Colorado
Got another one.

(Their rock god "Allah" is a miserable failure.)

8 posted on 02/19/2008 6:12:46 AM PST by USF (I see your Jihad and raise you a Crusade)
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To: Dog

Someone is claiming the reward?


9 posted on 02/19/2008 6:17:37 AM PST by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: Dog

Dulmatin, good riddance.


10 posted on 02/19/2008 6:36:25 AM PST by GVnana ("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
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To: Dog

Thanks for the good news.


11 posted on 02/19/2008 7:07:00 AM PST by HAL9000
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To: Dog

Another one will just take his place. After all, there are 101 Dulmatins.


12 posted on 02/19/2008 7:46:00 AM PST by CougarGA7 (Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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To: Dog

I’ve only known one person who died at the hand of a terrorist. This was the scumbag resposible. I hope Hell is all that it is cracked up to be and he enjoys an eternity of unmatched misery.

R.I.P. Jake Young NCAA Football Two Time All American Center, Nebraska Cornhuskers


13 posted on 02/19/2008 8:28:17 AM PST by Big Red Clay (Greetings from the Big Red State)
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To: CougarGA7
*rim shot*
14 posted on 02/19/2008 9:31:36 AM PST by Reaganite1984
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To: Southack

The interesting thing is if the guy was indeed killed, why didn’t anyone take credit?


15 posted on 02/19/2008 11:41:39 AM PST by irish guard
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To: irish guard; Dog; Southack
D'oh...mever mind...I was reading the posts and didn't realize the military was claiming credit. I am a moron....nothing new there.....

But now we do get to more interesting stuff...lotsa AQ guys are turning up dead. I'm guessing we found a laptop a few months back that might have had a lot of cell phone numbers on it. That would explain the damaged internet cables in the middle east and the need to use cell phones, which then betrayed locations.

16 posted on 02/19/2008 11:44:38 AM PST by irish guard
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To: Dog
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17 posted on 02/19/2008 11:58:13 AM PST by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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To: Dog

So NOW we learn they’ve been using spotted dogs to attack us?

What will they think of next?


18 posted on 02/19/2008 12:47:08 PM PST by WayneS (Don't Blame Me, I voted for Kodos!)
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To: Dog

Good News!


19 posted on 02/19/2008 12:53:37 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: Dog

another Lib freedom fighter dead


20 posted on 02/19/2008 1:39:56 PM PST by Fox_Mulder77
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