Indonesian authorities build support for anti-terrorism decree

Friday, October 18, 2002

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities moved against the spiritual leader of an Islamic militant group Thursday, and President Megawati Sukarnoputri won critical parliamentary support for anti-terrorism laws following the Bali bombing that killed at least 183 people.

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