Jalin, in Jantho district, Aceh Besar regency, has suddenly grabbed public attention for the last two weeks. The police have found training grounds used by armed terrorists, about 15 km east of Jantho city, the capital of Aceh Besar regency, or about 90 minutes to the east of Banda Aceh city.

Jalin is only a village at the end of the Jantho-Kemala road, near wooded hills. Most of the people there are transmigrants from other provinces. Some of the villagers are farmers who've been planting paddy and for the last one year trying to cultivate profit by seeding corn.

Last week, Jalin became 'famous' when a joint team of the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) mobile brigade police and the Aceh Besar district police apprehended four people there suspected to be linked with the Jamaah Islamiyah. The police stated that the group is linked with Muhammad Rois' group, which was responsible for the bombing at the Australian Embassy in 2004.

The raid is closed and reporters are forbidden to approach. The NAD police chief, Insp. Gen. Adityawarman, stated that the case is being handled by the National Police HQ, and that the district police aren't directly involved in the raid.