Indonesian police have arrested one of the most wanted men in Southeast Asia, a key suspect in the August 5 bombing of the U.S.-run Marriott hotel in Jakarta, a senior officer said on Thursday.

The man, identified only as Tohir, was among two people arrested on Wednesday, national police chief General Da'i Bachtiar told reporters. He had previously said Tohir was among Southeast Asia's top five most wanted militants.

"We have detained two people, Tohir and Ismail," Bachtiar told reporters. He added that Tohir was one of those who was ready to be part of a suicide squad to attack the Marriott hotel.

Earlier, the official news agency Antara reported the arrest was made at a hotel in Indonesia's West Java town of Cirebon. It said police had also seized bomb materials from the suspects.

More than two dozen people have already been detained in connection with the suicide car-bomb blast at the Marriott that killed 12 people and wounded 150.

One bomber was believed to have died in the Marriott blast. He was driving the car that was packed with explosives and blew up in the forecourt of the hotel.

The Marriott blast, like the Bali bombings a year ago that killed 202 people, has been linked to Southeast Asian militant Muslim network Jemaah Islamiah, which has ties to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda group.

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