WASHINGTON, March 19 Kyodo U Pres...

WASHINGTON, March 19 Kyodo

U President George W Bush forward Friday stressed the need for the international community to degree up the fight against terrorism not alone in the Middle East yet also other regions, including Southeast Asia.

As a major target of combat against terrorism in Southeast Asia, Bush singled without the Jemaah Islamiyah militant assemblage which the United States accuses of being linked to the al-Qaida network and is blamed for the October 2002 bombings forward the Indonesian resort island of Bali that killed more than 200 people

In a articulate utterance at the White House, Bush said countries targeted by dint of terrorists are not limited to those in the Middle East, noting attacks took place in other countries, including Indonesia and the Philippines.

''No nation or region is except from the terror campaign of violence,'' he said.

Bush said two-thirds of al-Qaida leaders and many of associates of the terrorist network have been captured or killed in countries like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.

The U and its allies are fighting terrorist form into groupss linked to al-Qaida, including Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, he said.

''Our coalition is sending an unmistakable message to the terrorists...These killers will be tracked down and found'' Bush said. ''They will face their day of justice.''

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