Jan 8, 2021
Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, center, waves from a wheelchair upon arrival today at the Al Mukmin Islamic Boarding School where he resides in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. The firebrand cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists walked free from prison today after completing his sentence for funding the training of Islamic militants. (AP Photo)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) A firebrand cleric who inspired bombings in Bali and other attacks walked free from an Indonesian prison today after completing his sentence for funding the training of Islamic militants.
Police said they will monitor the activities of Abu Bakar Bashir, who is 82 and ailing. His son said Bashir will avoid activities outside his home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bashir left prison after completing his sentence for funding the training of Islamic militants.
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January 09, 2021
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A firebrand cleric who inspired bombings in Bali and other attacks walked free from an Indonesian prison Friday after completing his sentence for funding the training of Islamic militants.
Police said they will monitor the activities of Abu Bakar Bashir, who is 82 and ailing. His son said Bashir will avoid activities outside his home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The slender, white-bearded Bashir, an Indonesian of Yemeni descent, was the spiritual leader of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network behind the 2002 bombings on the tourist island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists, including 88 Australians, leaving a deep scar in that country.
JAKARTA, Indonesia A firebrand cleric who inspired bombings in Bali and other attacks walked free from an Indonesian prison Friday after completing his sentence for funding the training of Islamic militants. Police said they will monitor the activities of Abu Bakar Bashir, who is 82 and ailing. His son said Bashir will avoid activities outside his home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The slender, white-bearded Bashir, an Indonesian of Yemeni.
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Thirty years after the announcement, integration and national cohesion have yet to be fully addressed. Racial sentiments and mutual suspicion continue to create tensions that may explode at any time.
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