Pakistan to extradite Bali bomb suspect this month

Pakistan to extradite Bali bomb suspect this month
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Summary Indonesian national Umar Patek had a $1 million bounty on his head when he was captured.

A top anti-terrorism official says Pakistan will extradite a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people to Indonesia by the end of the month.Indonesian national Umar Patek had a $1 million bounty on his head when he was captured in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad in January 25, four months before Osama bin Laden was killed there in a US commando attack.The 41-year-old Patek allegedly built the bombs used in the suicide attacks on Bali nightclubs packed with foreign tourists. Many of the victims were Australians.Anti-Terrorism Agency chief Ansyaad Mbai told the media on Wednesday that Patek would be returned to Indonesia before Aug. 30 to stand trial.

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