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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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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.
Suspected Bali bombings mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir released from jail in Indonesia
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Abu Bakar Bashir (second from right) left prison early on Friday morning.
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Notorious Islamic extremist Abu Bakar Bashir, who is suspected of being a mastermind behind the Bali bombings, has been released from an Indonesian prison.
Key points:
He was the spiritual leader of the terrorist group behind the 2002 Bali bombings
He has denied involvement in the attacks and was jailed over separate offences
Bashir, now 82, was released because his sentence for terror offences expired early due to good behaviour behind bars.