Indonesian elite anti-terrorism squad Densus 88 personnel escort a terror suspect upon the arrival from Lampung to be transferred to Jakarta, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, December 16, 2020. Muhammad Iqbal/Antara Foto via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Wednesday transferred 23 Islamic militants to the capital Jakarta for questioning, including one of the suspected bomb makers behind the 2002 attacks on the resort island of Bali.
Zulkarnaen, thought to be one of the seniormost members of Al Qaeda-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiah, was arrested on Sumatra island last week along with 22 others in a series of raids.
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