Bali bomb maker confirmed dead Fingerprints taken from one of the suspected militants killed in Indonesia on Thursday match those of bomb expert Azahari Husin, police have said. Azahari, a Malaysian, is an explosives expert believed to have built the bombs used in the 2002 Bali attacks.
Earlier, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was "convinced" the dead man was Azahari. Azahari and two other men were killed after police surrounded their house in East Java. He was initially thought to have blown himself up, but national police chief General Sutanto told reporters on Thursday that Azahari was either shot during the raid or died when another militant detonated a homemade bomb. "Thirty wired explosives were found inside the house, which were possibly to be used to conduct bombings," Gen Sutanto said, according to the Detikcom online news service. He added that at least two backpacks believed to contain explosives were also found. Key mastermind Azahari is believed to have built the bombs which killed more than 200 people - 88 of them Australians - on the tourist island. AZAHARI-LINKED ATTACKS Bali, 2002: killed 202 Marriott hotel, Jakarta, 2003: killed 11 Australian embassy, Jakarta, 2004: killed 10 Bali, 2005: killed 20 Australia welcomed the news of Azahari's death. Known as "Demolition Man" in his native Malaysia, he is also suspected of masterminding other attacks. Along with fellow Malaysian, Noordin Mohammad Top, he is said to be a key member of the militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI). Analysts say his death will deal a major blow to JI's network. The incident happened when police tried to raid a house in Batu, near the city of Malang in East Java on Wednesday. Three men were in the house and reportedly put up stiff resistance, throwing grenades at the police outside. They set off several explosions and fired at police. One police spokesman said the house had been under surveillance for the last 10 days after a tip-off from an arrested terrorist suspect. Azahari Husin, a trained engineer, once worked as a university lecturer in Malaysia and gained a doctorate in property valuation from the UK's University of Reading. A married father-of-two in his late 40s, he is said by some to have been a fanatic, ready to die for his cause. Azahari, and his alleged accomplice Noordin Mohammad Top - whose whereabouts are still unknown - have been on Indonesia's most wanted list for years, for a string of bomb attacks in the country. As well as being the suspected mastermind behind the Bali attacks, he and Noordin Mohammad Top were also wanted in connection with an attack on Jakarta's JW Marriott hotel in 2003, and one on the Australian embassy in 2004. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4423814.stm Published: 2005/11/10 07:32:15 GMT © BBC MMV ====================================== Jusfiq Hadjar gelar Sutan Maradjo Lelo ....................................... Orang Islam tipikal kudu sadar bahwa al-Mushaf itu TIDAK berbukti berisi wahyu Allah dan hadits itu mustahil ada yang sahih ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
