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| Southeast Asia |
| US blocks 3 Indonesians' assets |
| 2005-05-12 |
| The Treasury Department ordered U.S. banks on Thursday to block any financial assets found in this country belonging to three Indonesians believed to be connected to Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist group in Southeast Asia. Added to the department's blocking list are Abu Rusdan, Joko Pitono and a person going by the name of Zulkarnaen. The government said it believes that Rusdan replaced Abu Bakar Bashir as the leader of the terrorist group, which has ties to al-Qaida, after Bashir's arrest. The government also says it has information that Pitono is a top bomb maker for the group and that Zulkarnaen is a member of the group's central command and head of its military section. The United States also is forwarding the names to the United Nations for possible inclusion in its blocking list, which is adhered to by member countries. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |