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Osama bin Laden linked to indonesia's sectarian violence
Indonesia's intelligence chief says foreign terrorists, including Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, are co-operating with local radicals on Indonesia's Sulawesi island which has been wracked by fighting between Christians and Muslims.
Lieutenant Geneneral Hendropriyono told reporters after meeting President Megawati Sukarnoputri that the foreigners are working with local militant groups, responsible for much of the fighting.
It's the Indonesian government's first allegation that al-Qaeda is linked to the bloodshed.Muslim militants have repeatedly denied any links.
About 1,000 people have been killed on Sulawesi island in the past two years in fighting between Christians and Muslims. In the nearby province of Maluku, about 9,000 people have died in three years of sectarian warfare.
13/12/01 4:21:01 | ABC Radio Australia News
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