Police confirm authenticity of Azahari's body<\/p>\n
Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Police said on Tuesday the physical characteristics of Azahari
\nbin Husin, which were submitted to them by his family, matched
\nperfectly with one of two bodies of terrorist suspects killed in
\na police raid on their hideout in Malang, East Java.<\/p>\n
This confirmed police fingerprint tests that showed that one
\nof the two bodies belonged to Azahari, one of Asia's most wanted
\nterrorists who had been blamed for a series of bomb attacks in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Soenarko told journalists
\nthat the family had submitted to his office a total of eight
\nspecific characteristics on Azahari's body that matched the
\ncorpse being kept at the Soekanto Police Hospital in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Earlier, police confirmed that the man who was killed
\nduring the police raid last Wednesday was indeed Azahari
\nfollowing fingerprint tests.<\/p>\n
Police found some 30 wired bombs in the raided house as well
\nas documents relating to the terror group's activities and plans
\nfor future attacks.<\/p>\n
Apart from fingerprint tests, considered to have a level of
\naccuracy of 99 percent, police are also conducting DNA tests, the
\nresults of which would be available in the next few days.<\/p>\n
\"Azahari's family has provided several (physical)
\ncharacteristics including a surgical scar on the outer side of
\nhis right thigh, uneven teeth on the upper jaw, similar lengths
\nof the fourth and fifth toes on his left foot, and strong lines
\non his right palm,\" Soenarko said.<\/p>\n
Other characteristics, such as straight black hair, glasses,
\nand moles on the upper left lip, also matched with those of the
\ncorpse.<\/p>\n
Although the police have verified the characteristics with
\nAzahari's body, they have still not decided when Azahari's
\nyounger brother, Bani Yamin bin Husin, would be allowed to see
\nthe body for himself.<\/p>\n
Bani Yamin arrived in Jakarta last Sunday in the hope of
\nidentifying Azahari's body and arranging for its repatriation to
\nMalaysia for burial.<\/p>\n
However, he will be required to fulfill a long list of
\nbureaucratic requirements before he will be permitted to look at
\nhis brother's body.<\/p>\n
\"We have just received a recommendation letter from the
\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs today (Tuesday), but we still can't
\ntell when his brother will be able to see or bring his body home
\nbecause we still need the body for further investigation,\"
\nSoenarko said, without elaborating further.<\/p>\n
Bombmaker Azahari, along with another key terrorist suspect
\nNoordin M. Top, have been blamed for masterminding a series of
\ndeadly bombing attacks across the country, including the 2002
\nBali blasts and the 2003 JW Marriott Hotel attack in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The two, believed to be key members of the regional terror
\nnetwork Jamaah Islamiyah, had been on the run for three years,
\nand had managed to slip through the fingers of police in previous
\nraids, causing them to become the target of criticism and public
\nridicule.<\/p>\n
Following the death of Azahari, a massive hunt continues for
\nNoordin, with police in the country's main island of Java manning
\nroadblocks and conducting identity checks.<\/p>",
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