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NEWS
Bali Bomber Meant to Murder "Americans and Jews"
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
A court sentenced a grinning motorcycle mechanic to death for
plotting the Bali nightclub terror attack that killed 202
people last October. The man, 41, is a suspected member of
the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiyah. Indonesian and
American officials have said Jemaah Islamiyah was probably
also responsible for the car-bombing of the Marriott Hotel in
Jakarta two weeks ago that killed 16 people and wounded more
than 150.
In interviews, the man said he wanted to be a martyr, and he
mounted little defense during the trial. After the
sentencing, a lawyer for the defendant said, "He doesn't have
anything personal against the Australians, for instance. The
targets were the Americans and the Jews."
Nearly half of those who died in the nightclub blast were
Australians.
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