Terror suspect believed killed in shoot-out

Indonesian terror suspect Fathur Al-Ghozi, one of Asia’s most wanted men after escaping from Manila police headquarters in July, was believed to have been killed in a shoot-out with Philippine troops and police today, officials said.

Al-Ghozi, a confessed member of the al Qaida-linked Southeast Asian Muslim extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah, was serving 12 years for illegally possessing explosives when his escape became a major embarrassment for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, coming while Australian Prime Minister John Howard was visiting to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation.