JAKARTA - Indonesia's most wanted Muslim 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. Indonesia's most wanted Muslim extremist, Santoso, has been killed in a firefight with security forces"It's definitely Santoso," Central Sulawesi police chief Rudy Sufahriadi told AFP, after a process to identify the militant's body. His group carried out a string of deadly attacks on domestic security forces and was known for training militants from around the archipelago. He was killed in a clash on Monday on central Sulawesi island. In 2014 he pledged allegiance to IS and earlier this year was placed on a list of global terrorists by the United States.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2016 08:37 UTC