In 2005, security forces won a famous victory with the capture and death of Azahari Husin, a highly sought Islamic terrorist who was involved in a number of attacks within Indonesia. Considered a technical genius, he was thought to have been the brains behind the Bali Bombing in 2002, the bombing of the JW Marriot and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.
When captured, an inventory of homemade explosive devices was also captured and subsequently moved to a blast-proof strong room under the control of Indonesia’s elite Police Mobile Brigade on the outskirts of Jakarta.
As is the way of all thing’s here, the “explosion proof status” of the property was fully exposed when yesterday morning at around 2am the Emm, Err, strong-room exploded.
As is the way of all thing’s here, the “explosion proof status” of the property was fully exposed when yesterday morning at around 2am the Emm, Err, strong-room exploded.
The blast was believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit which then triggered a series of detonations with the noise being heard up-to five kilometers away ans the special forces families being forced to evacuate their homes.
The media reported as follows:
Three fire engines and two Brimob water canons took 85 minutes to control the blaze. No casualties were reported.
National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, speaking to journalists after the explosions, said the blast occurred in a “simulation” storehouse measuring 5 meters by 20 meters, not in an ammunition dump.
He claimed that the explosion came “from low explosive material and firecrackers.”
However, a Brimob member who spoke to the Jakarta Globe on the condition of anonymity, said the storehouse was used to house mortars and a number of home-made bombs seized during the raid on Azahari’s hideout in 2005 and a number of other terrorist devices found during the capture of fellow Jemaah Islamiyah member Abu Dujana in 2007 .
He said police had not disposed of the bombs because they were used to study how terrorists constructed their devices.
I’m sure that Azahari, sitting in his little bit of hell must be pissing himself laughing at the final bombing mission which he did not plan was probably one of his better efforts!
National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, speaking to journalists after the explosions, said the blast occurred in a “simulation” storehouse measuring 5 meters by 20 meters, not in an ammunition dump.
He claimed that the explosion came “from low explosive material and firecrackers.”
However, a Brimob member who spoke to the Jakarta Globe on the condition of anonymity, said the storehouse was used to house mortars and a number of home-made bombs seized during the raid on Azahari’s hideout in 2005 and a number of other terrorist devices found during the capture of fellow Jemaah Islamiyah member Abu Dujana in 2007 .
He said police had not disposed of the bombs because they were used to study how terrorists constructed their devices.
I’m sure that Azahari, sitting in his little bit of hell must be pissing himself laughing at the final bombing mission which he did not plan was probably one of his better efforts!
hmmm, wonder if those explosives were cursed or something... : )
ReplyDeletethese last two posts are gold! LOL
ReplyDeletestill spend your time in De Hooi these days?
John, I later found out that an editor at TJG may have been "economical with the truth" on this story..... Ace, sure do, noticed that you payed a visit last week as well, no doubt well past my bedtime!
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