Indonesia cleric defiant in face of terror charges

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JAKARTA (AFP) – Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Monday dismissed fresh terrorism charges against him as a conspiracy, as his trial resumed for allegedly funding an Al-Qaeda-style militant group. The 72-year-old religious leader and alleged founder of the Jemaah Islamiyah regional terror organisation smiled and waved at his supporters, who chanted “Allahu…

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Indonesia cleric defiant in face of terror charges

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