Samudra's journey until the Bali bombing

Samudra's journey until the Bali bombing

1970: Samudra is born in Lopang Gede village, Serang, Banten.

1990: He leaves Serang for Malaysia after graduating from a
local Islamic high school. In the same year, he goes to Pakistan
and then Afghanistan, where he lives for two and a half years and
learns how to assemble bombs and use other weapons.

1994: He returns to Malaysia and lives in the state of Johor
for six and a half years. He works as a textile trader and
lecturer, but continues to develop his skill in making bombs. It
is during this time that he learns how to use the Internet. He
contacts Muslims around the world, which shapes his view on
jihad.

2000: He returns to Indonesia for a month, and visits Batam,
where he allegedly sets off a bomb. He is also suspected of
plotting a series of church bombings across the country, which
killed 19 people. He later goes back to Malaysia.

2001: He returns to Indonesia to allegedly plan another series
of bombings. For the Bali bombing, he is said to have chaired a
series of meetings in Central Java.

Oct. 12, 2002: The Bali blasts kill more than 190 people.
Samudra stays in Bali until a day after the bombing, and then
goes by bus to Banyuwangi, East Java, where he changes trains and
travels to several cities in Java.

Nov. 21, 2002: Samudra is arrested in the port of Merak,
Banten.