Muslims rally to support Bashir

ABOUT 3,000 Muslim militants rallied yesterday in the city of Solo to support detained Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who allegedly heads the al-Qaida-linked group accused in the deadly bombing at Jakarta’s Marriott Hotel.

Muslims rally to support Bashir
Mon, 11 Aug, 2003 - 01:00

The rally came as the death toll from the bombing rose to 11 yesterday with the death of a taxi driver injured in the blast.

Bashir, in a speech read by an aide, urged people at the rally to fight for the adoption of Islamic law and to ignore being labelled "terrorists".

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