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Eugene

(61,937 posts)
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 10:30 AM Feb 2012

Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek on trial in Indonesia

Source: BBC

13 February 2012 Last updated at 14:21 GMT

Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek on trial in Indonesia

Umar Patek, an alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people, has gone on trial in Indonesia.

Among the charges are premeditated murder, bomb-making and illegal firearms possession. Patek could be given the death penalty.

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Patek is believed to be a key member of al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI).

He was arrested in January 2011 in Abbottabad in Pakistan.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17008398

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