More Jemaah Islamiah terrorists caught. see ST article. They had
training in Philippines and Afghanistan.
S'pore nabs 21 for suspected terror activities
AS A result of the continuing investigation on the Jemaah Islamiyah
(JI) network, the Internal Security Department (ISD) has arrested
21 additional persons suspected of involvement in terrorism-related
activities last month.
The Home Affairs Ministry on Monday said the suspects, who were
arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA), are all Singapore
citizens.
Nineteen of those arrested are current or previous JI members, with
most belonging to or linked to JI operational cells.
Two others are linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),
a secessionist group in the Philippines.
A few have reportedly undergone military training at Al Qaeda camps
in Afghanistan and at the MILF's Camp Abu Bakar in Mindanao island
in southern Philippines.
Several have conducted reconnaissance and surveys of selected
targets in Singapore on the instruction of their JI leaders, most
of whom were arrested in December 2001.
The latest arrests are the result of investigations conducted after
the initial arrest of 15 persons in December 2001. The 15 included
13 members of the JI, who were detained in January 2002 under ISA
Orders of Detention.