THE police anti-terrorist team was dumbfounded at the beginning of last year. Ali Imron, recently sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in assembling the Bali bombs, was asked by the police to identify the bomb that had exploded at the Bhayangkara Building at National Police headquarters, Jakarta.

After only a cursory inspection, the younger brother of Muchlas and Amrozi (both since sentenced to death over the Bali bombing) concluded t