Jemaah Islamiyah terror suspect jailed

A member of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant Islamic group suspected of plotting to crash a plane into Singapore's airport has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in Indonesia for immigration violations.

Singaporean authorities have accused Mas Selamat Kastari of being the commander of the Singaporean arm of al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah and of plotting to attack United States targets in the city-state and crash a hijacked plane into Changi Airport.