Azahari Husin

**Azahari Husin**
Azahari Husin
	Azahari Husin's FBI Photo
Born	14 September 1957; Malacca, Federation of Malaya
Died	9 November 2005 (aged 48); Batu, East Java, Indonesia
Occupation	Bombmaker of the splinter group of Jemaah Islamiyah
Criminal status	Deceased (2005)
Spouse	Wan Noraini Jusoh
Criminal penalty	None

Dr. Azahari bin Husin (14 September 1957 – 9 November 2005), also known as Azahari Husin or Azhari Husin, was a Malaysian engineer and former university lecturer who was believed to be the technical mastermind behind the Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta, Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing, Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings, 2002 Bali bombings, 2002 Makassar bombing, 2004 Poso bus bombing and 2005 Tentena market bombings. He was nicknamed the "Demolition Man". Prior to his death, he was one of the most wanted men in Indonesia along with Noordin Mohammad Top.

History

He was an engineer with a

2004 Jakarta embassy bombing and was implicated in the 2002 Makassar bombing, the 2004 Poso bus bombing, the 2005 Tentena market bombings and the 2005 Bali bombings

.

In July 2004, Azahari and Noordin narrowly escaped a police raid on a rented house west of Jakarta, where forensic experts later found traces of explosives used in the embassy bombing. Neighbours described both as reclusive men who left the property only to pray at a nearby mosque; and they said that before the bombing, they saw the duo loading heavy boxes into a white delivery van which is the same type used in that attack. ^[1]

Before the Marriott Hotel bombing, Azahari is known to have stayed with

suicide bomber, at his home in Bengkulu on the island of Sumatra.^[2]

Both men were close associates of Jemaah Islamiyah's former operational chief, Riduan Isamuddin (better known as Hambali), who was captured in Thailand in 2003.^[1]

Death

On 9 November 2005,

jihadist terrorists barricaded themselves inside a house and they put up stiff resistance, throwing grenades and firing bullets at the police outside. This was followed by a series of explosions, one of which was a suicide blast by his assistant setting off his bomb vest.^[3] Police identified the intact corpse of Azahari, with a bullet wound in his chest.^[4]^[5]

Azahari was shot and killed by a police sniper, after which one of his disciples blew himself up to prevent him from being taken alive.

References

^ ^a ^b "Bali bombings: 'Demolition Man,' 'Moneyman' key suspects". Rediff India Abroad. 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2006.
^ "Who is Azahari Husin?". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2006.
^ Gatra.Com Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bali bomb maker believed dead". BBC. 10 November 2005.
^ Chew, Amy (10 November 2005). "Azahari Dead". New Straits Times, p. 1, 4.

External links

[escape1-1] "Bali bombings: 'Demolition Man,' 'Moneyman' key suspects". Rediff India Abroad. 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2006.

[stayed1-2] "Who is Azahari Husin?". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2006.

[3] Gatra.Com Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[Dead1-4] "Bali bomb maker believed dead". BBC. 10 November 2005.

[Dead2-5] Chew, Amy (10 November 2005). "Azahari Dead". New Straits Times, p. 1, 4.

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