News, Articles & Reviews

East Java police deployed personnels to Lamongan hometown of the two executed Bali bombers, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron early on Sunday as hundreds of people in support of the Bali bombers are arriving in the East Java regency to pay their respect to the bombers.

Abu Bakar Ba'asyir a 68 year-old cleric, having served a 26 months jail term for “evil conspiracy” after Bali bombing and JW Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta was planned to lead prayer at the two bombers' burial. The two were Abu Bakar's students in Al Mukmin Islamic School in Surakarta Central Java.

Beside supporters living nearby the regency, hundreds are planned to arrive from other towns ahead of the burial of the two bombers. Amrozi, 46 and Ali 48 are siblings born to a family of 13 children, another brother of Amrozi, Ali Imron was also involved in the 2002 Bali bombing. They were to be buried in their home village in Tenggulun, and police reportedly to ban supporters of the bombers to attend the burial.

Imam Samudra whose parents live in the Banten province town of Serang is planned to be buried in Lopang Gede village next to his father's grave. Police to also restrict civilians to attend the burial. Imam is the youngest among the three bombers at 38.

Source