Huda bin Abdul Haq
| Huda bin Abdul Haq | |
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Huda bin Abdul Haq
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| Born |
February 1960 Solokuro, Lamongan, East Java |
| Died | 9 November 2008 (aged 48) Nusakambangan, Indonesia |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
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| Known for | 2002 Bali bombings |
| Criminal penalty | Death penalty |
| Criminal status | Dead; Executed by firing squad |
| Allegiance | |
| Conviction(s) | Coordinating an act of terrorism |
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| Killings | |
| Date | 12 October 2002 23:05 CIT (UTC+08:00) |
| Location(s) | Bali, Indonesia |
| Target(s) | Two nightclubs with Western clientele, US Consular office |
| Killed | 202 |
| Injured | 209 |
| Weapons | Suicide bombing, car bomb, and bomb vest using potassium chlorate |
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Date apprehended
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4 December 2002 |
| Notes | |
Huda bin Abdul Haq (also known as Ali Ghufron, Muklas or Mukhlas) (February 1960 – 9 November 2008) was an Indonesian who was convicted and executed for his role in coordinating the 2002 Bali bombings, an act of terrorism. Mukhlas was a senior and influential Jemaah Islamiah leader with ties to Osama bin Laden.
Different reports place Muklas' birthdate at either 2 February or 9 February 1960, in Solokuro, Lamongan, East Java. He attended the Al-Mukmin Islamic school founded by Abu Bakar Bashir with his brothers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Ali Imron. He recruited these two brothers to manufacture the explosives and purchase the vehicles used in the 2002 Bali bombing.
After graduating from Al-Mukmin, Muklas sought to continue his Jihad studies at various training camps in Afghanistan. He fought in the Afghanistan-Soviet civil war between 1980 and 1989, as a member of Osama bin Laden's "International Brigade." Muklas admitted that he met with Osama bin Laden in 1987, and that; "he and other top JI personnel were careful to nurture ties to bin Laden and al-Qaeda in the years that followed." Muklas secured the funds, through senior JI member Hambali, needed to perform the 2002 Bali bombing.
After the eventual defeat of the Soviet Union and installation of the Taliban as Afghanistan's rulers, Muklas returned to South East Asia to conduct operations for Jemaah Islamiah. He was named head of JI's "Mantiqi One", a regional network covering Sumatra, Singapore, Malaysia and southern Thailand.
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