Jailed terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir in hospital briefly due to swollen feet

Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir undergoing a doppler ultrasound test to detect clots in blood vessels, on Jan 29, 2019.
Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir undergoing a doppler ultrasound test to detect clots in blood vessels, on Jan 29, 2019.PHOTO: ACHMAD MICHDAN
Indonesia Correspondent
  • Updated
    Jan 29, 2019, 10:34 pm
  • Published
    Jan 29, 2019, 3:41 pm SGT
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JAKARTA - Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir was briefly hospitalised yesterday after apparently suffering swollen feet. 

The sickly 80-year-old radical cleric is currently serving a 15-year jail sentence in Gunung Sindur prison, outside Jakarta, for his role in helping to fund a paramilitary training camp for militants in Aceh.

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