August 11, 2003, The Washington Post, World in Brief,

August 11, 2003, The Washington Post, World in Brief,  

MANILA -- Army troops searching for a suspected Islamic militant clashed with unidentified men in southern Philippines, killing three gunmen, the military said. Six soldiers were wounded. The separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front had warned that a massive hunt for Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi could threaten peace talks. Troops have deployed near the group's strongholds in two southern provinces to hunt for him. Al-Ghozi, an Indonesian suspected in bombing attacks in the Philippines, escaped last month from a prison where he was serving a 12-year term for possessing explosives.

SOLO, Indonesia -- In a message sent from his jail cell, the Indonesian cleric believed to lead the militant group Jemaah Islamiah urged Muslims yesterday to adhere to their faith without fear of being labeled "terrorists."

The fiery address from Abubakar Baasyir came as officials at a school he set up confirmed that a man identified by police as the suicide bomber in the attack at Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel, Asnar Latin Sani, 28, was one of their pupils. School officials said he graduated in 1994.