FBI says DNA shows top militant likely among dead in Philippine raid

The FBI has said that DNA analysis indicates one of the world's most wanted terrorists, Bali bomber Zulkifli bin Hir, was likely killed in a Philippine police raid last month that also claimed the lives of 44 officers. Zulkifli, also known as Marwan, was the main target of the chaotic January 25 anti-terror operation on a remote town. A top militant in the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, he is a key suspect in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people as well as two deadly Philippine bombings. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tested a biological sample from a body identified by Philippine police as Zulkifli, David Bowdich, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, said in a statement sent to AFP Thursday.

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