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.