Abu Bakar Bashir

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Abu Bakar Bashir

Islamic cleric

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2002 Bali Bombings
…Indonesian police arrested Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah and one of its founders. He was apprehended in connection with a different series of terrorist attacks but was suspected of involvement in the Bali bombings. In March 2005 Bashir was found guilty of conspiracy for…
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…Indonesian police arrested Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah and one of its founders. He was apprehended in connection with a different series of terrorist attacks but was suspected of involvement in the Bali bombings. In March 2005 Bashir was found guilty of conspiracy for…
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