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Jemaah Islamiya

From Bridget Johnson, About.com

Jemaah Islamiya (Islamic Congregation), perpetrators of the 2002 Bali bombing, is a militant organization aiming to establish an Islamic state in southeast Asia

An Indonesian soldier stands guard near the bomb blast site at a Bali nightclub Oct. 13, 2002, in Denpasar Bali, Indonesia. Three members of Jemaah Islamiya were executed in 2008 for their roles in the bombing that killed 202.

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