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The Independent dignifies arch-terrorist

The death of Indonesia’s master terrorist, Azhari Bin Husin (pictured) was certainly newsworthy. Bin Husin — involved in bombings in Bali, Jakarta’s Marriott Hotel, the Australian embassy in Indonesia, and a second Bali attack just…

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HusinThe death of Indonesia’s master terrorist, Azhari Bin Husin (pictured) was certainly newsworthy. Bin Husin — involved in bombings in Bali, Jakarta’s Marriott Hotel, the Australian embassy in Indonesia, and a second Bali attack just last month — was killed during a police raid on his hideout. So we have to wonder about the wisdom of The Independent, which reported his death in the paper’s more dignified obituary section alongside a historian, an editor, a poet, a ballet dancer, an opera director and a sci-fi writer:

One of Azahari’s former students, Lum Chih Feng, recalled his teacher’s enthusiasm for English Premier League football.

(Hat tip: YNet)

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