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2007-12-15 Southeast Asia

Bashir veils threat over condemned Bali terrorists

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-12-15 02:02|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 A controversial Indonesian Muslim cleric warned on Saturday that the country would suffer a big disaster if three Bali bombers on death row were executed.

Abu Bakar Bashir, accused by some foreign governments of once heading the Jemaah Islamiah militant group, spoke before visiting the three Islamic militants awaiting execution for their role in the 2002 nightclub bombings on the resort island.

"I'm worried if they were executed there would be a big disaster," Bashir told reporters on the way to Nusakambangan, an island prison complex off the southern coast of Java where the three are being held. Bashir said he wanted to advise the convicts -- Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Mukhlas -- to be patient and to seek God's forgiveness for their wrongdoing.

"It is true they were defending Muslims but their methods were wrong. That is why they are now fasting to pay for the loss of innocent lives," Bashir said. He did not say if the innocent lives included those of foreign holidaymakers, the majority of 202 people who died in the attack.

Posted by Seafarious 2007-12-15 09:48|| 2007-12-15 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd be worried if they're executed that an axe is gonna be found embedded in some Muzzie big shot's head with the initials ABB. Just sayin...

Posted by tu3031 2007-12-15 11:25|| 2007-12-15 11:25|| Front Page Top

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