A few years ago, Indonesian Muslims pranced, danced and rejoiced at the bombing and killing of hundreds of innocents at a Bali nightclub in the name of their religion.Innocents where killed ... not that this concerned the Muslim faith They want to destroy the fabric of our society! I remain open to opinion but evidence is gathering against this group of people. The silly part of this is, I had some Muslim mates. Very sad!They're history because they love to kill innocents!
RADICAL Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been arrested on charges of terrorism, his lawyer says. (The Australian August 9 2010)
Muhammad Ali said his client was taken in early today for alleged involvement with a new militant network in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh.
Authorities discovered the new group in February and said it was allegedly planning to assassinate Indonesia's president and carry out Mumbai-style attacks targeting foreigners.
Dozens of suspects linked to that cell, which called itself al-Qa'ida in Aceh, have been arrested or killed in recent months.
Rumours have circulated for weeks that Bashir, a fiery preacher known for propagating hatred against foreigners, was next on the list.
Mr Ali said Bashir was arrested in Ciamis regency in West Java province.
Bashir had been attending Koran recitals in West Java during the past several days, the Kompas.com website said.
Bashir is best known as the co-founder and spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, the terrorist group responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
Bashir, 72, spent several years in prison for his involvement with JI but was released in 2006.
Police spokesman Marwoto Soeto confirmed the arrest on news website Detik.com.
“It's linked with terrorism,” Soeto was quoted as saying.
A police press conference was scheduled for later today, he said.
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