Police Move Cleric From Hospital Amid Protest
Indonesian police removed a radical Muslim cleric from his hospital bed in Central Java province as his weeping supporters and security forces clashed outside.
Abu Bakar Bashir, 64, is suspected of leading the Jemaah Islamiah militant network. He was flown to Jakarta, the capital, and taken to a police hospital.
Bashir has been charged with ordering a series of church bombings and plotting to kill the president.
The group is also suspected of involvement in the bombing in Bali this month, but Bashir has not been charged in that incident. He denies any involvement in terrorism.
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