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Indonesia’s most wanted Islamist militant killed: police

JAKARTA, (APP/AFP) – Indonesia’s most wanted
extremist, Santoso, has been killed in a firefight with security forces, police confirmed Tuesday, ending a lengthy hunt for the Islamic State
(IS) group supporter.
“It’s definitely Santoso,” Central Sulawesi police chief Rudy
Sufahriadi told AFP, after a process to identify the militant’s body. He
was killed in a clash on Monday on central Sulawesi island.