Burial of suspected Indonesian militants causes trouble

Updated September 28, 2009 11:39:32

In Indonesia, a grassroots backlash against terrorism is trying to stop suspects killed in recent police raids from being buried in their local villages - putting families in a tough position.

Three terror suspects were killed this month along with their associate, Noordin Mohammed Top - the alleged mastermind of a series of bombings in Jakarta and Bali. Families of the dead suspects want to bring their bodies home for burial - but that's outraged many of their neighbours, who are tired of their hometowns being identified as terrorism hotspots.

Presenter: Matt Abud
Speakers: Budrus Soleh, Senior Lecturer, State Islamic University; Kholid Saefullah, Executive Director, Anti-Kidnapping Front

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