Indonesian militant denies heading Jemaah Islamiyah

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An Indonesian militant denied allegations he headed the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror group as his trial began yesterday on charges that he hid a key suspect in the Bali bombings.

Abu Rusdan, a 43-year-old cleric, admitted knowing at least two Indonesian terror suspects, but insisted Jemaah Islamiyah was not a terror group.

"It is just a group of Muslim people who get together to talk about ... Islamic interests," Rusdan told reporters at the South Jakarta District Court before his trial began.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/Asia/2003/10/30/1067477658.htm

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