Indonesian authorities arrest 2 Singaporean terror suspects
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 June 2009 1205 hrs

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SINGAPORE: All suspects involved in a failed plot to crash a plane into Changi Airport in 2002 have been captured.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday that two Singaporeans, Husaini Ismail and Samad Subari, were nabbed by Indonesian authorities with information provided by Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD).

"ISD had a few weeks ago provided the Indonesian authorities details of the two men, including their fingerprints and their involvement in the JI (Jemaah Islamiyah), as well as current intelligence on them," said a ministry spokesperson.

The men were led by captured terror suspect Mas Selamat Kastari, who is now detained by Malaysian authorities.

MHA said both Husaini and Samad are long-time JI members and had undergone illegal military training in Afghanistan.

Husaini, who had carried out reconnaissance activities to facilitate attacks in Singapore, was nabbed in Central Java over the weekend, while Samad was captured in the Lampung province of southern Sumatra.


- CNA/so