Pressure on Indonesia to close religious school

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Updated July 22, 2009 20:59:43

There's growing pressure on Indonesia to close the religious school run by Abu Bakar Bashir, after police confirmed one of the Jakarta hotel attackers was Nur Said ,or Nur Hasbi, a graduate of the school.

Australia's longest serving foreign minister, Alexander Downer, says last Friday's attacks represent a strong case for tougher action by Indonesia against the school and against Bashir.


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