Cops storm suspected militant hide-out

? Indonesian police stormed a house today where the regional militant leader suspected in last month’s attacks on hotels in the capital was believed hiding out with several followers, witnesses and police said.

Two local TV stations reported suspected terror chief Noordin Mohammad Top had been killed in the operation, but those reports could not be confirmed. DNA tests will likely have to be performed to ensure the identification.

The raid broke a 16-hour siege of the house in central Java province that had officers trading automatic weapons fire with the militants. At least five loud explosions had rocked the building since dawn.