Elusive terror suspect captured in Malaysia

Per the Associated Press, Mas Selamat Kastari, a man suspected of terrorism, accused of plotting to hijack and crash a plane in Singapore, has been captured in Malaysia. He escaped a jail in Singapore in Feb. 2008 and authorities had been searching for him since. Kastari is thought to be a commander with al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah, based in Singapore.

The news sent shockwaves across Singapore, as noted by numerous Singaporean Twitterers.

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   Lala_ZB88 (Singapore) FINALLY, Mas Selamat been arrested! Fly like an eagle, Crash like a MORON,LOL! 08 May 2009 from Twikini
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   wmwm (Singapore) Game Over for Mas Selamat! erm after 1 year? thats a long game... 08 May 2009 from web
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   pingpingss (Singapore) wonders if mas selamat is dumb, has no connections or just plain short and trunky legs to be caught in Malaysi... http://plurk.com/p/shr1y 08 May 2009 from web
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   Sashness (Singapore) @nazzie86 I need to see Mas Selamat for myself, dude. I cannot trust the government! 08 May 2009 from web
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   straitsblogger (Singapore) Singapore is happy that Mas Selamat has been arrested http://bit.ly/Ux5lo 08 May 2009 from TweetDeck
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   no1crush (Singapore) Mas Selamat, the arsehole who planned an attack on Changi Airport has been caught. I thought that twat was dead. He should be. 08 May 2009 from web
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   zulqisaqil (Singapore) Mas Selamat escape using an improvised flotation device says "DPM Wong Kan Seng" 08 May 2009 from web
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   msChoco (Undisclosed) talking about the capture of mas selamat in gp class now 08 May 2009 from mobile web

Elusive terror suspect captured in Malaysia