JAKARTA, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesian National Police Headquarters on Thursday confirmed that one of the dead bodies found in a house raided by police Wednesday evening in the East Java town of Malang belonged to Azahari bin Husni, the man most wanted by the police for terrorist activities in Indonesia.
"An assessment has indicated the finger print formulation on documents issued by the Malaysian police and Indonesian Police's Detective and Criminal Identification Agency on Azahari's finger prints match those of one of the dead bodies," official news agency Antara quoted Police spokesman Sunarko DA as saying.
He said the body believed to be that of Azahari was relatively intact.
Another body, thought to be that of Arman, also a fugitive linked to terrorist activities in Indonesia, had been shattered, he added.
Indonesian Police had obtained documents from the Malaysian police on 10 formulations of Azahari's finger print.
The National Police Headquarters had also kept Azahari's fingerprint formulations, which were produced by the Police's Detective and Criminal Identification Agency when the fugitive entered Indonesia in 1998.
"Dr Azahari's finger print was taken by the Ministry of Manpower when he had to meet certain requirements to work in Indonesia," the Police spokesman said.
Top fugitive bombmaker Azahari of Malaysian nationality was blamed for three major terror attacks in Indonesia in the past three years and believed to lead a terrorist group aimed to establish an independent Muslim state in Southeast Asia. Enditem |