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Noordin may have hidden explosives in anus, say experts
It could explain why a forensic examination of his body led an expert to believe he may have been sodomised. -The Star/ANN
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
The Star/Asia News Network
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Slain terrorist Noordin Md Top may have concealed explosives in his anus, which explains why a forensic examination of his body led an expert to believe he may have been sodomised.
A forensic pathologist said on Wednesday that an examination of Noordin's body indicated that he had been sodomised at some point in his life, Jakarta Globe reported.
"There is an anomaly in Noordin's anus because it is shaped like a funnel," said Mun'im Idris, a forensic pathologist from the University of Indonesia. "It indicated that somebody had sodomised him."
Mun'im was part of the team of experts that conducted the autopsy on the body. Mun'im, on Thursday, said that Noordin's funnel-shape anus was a sign that he had been sodomised over a long period of time.
Other experts, however, have speculated that Noordin's condition may have been caused by storing or concealing explosives in his anus.
Hiding explosives inside the body was a method used by a terrorist who attempted to kill Saudi Arabian prince Mohamed Bin Nafey in August.
The terrorist approached the prince during a breaking of fast dinner at his residence. He got past the metal detector because he hid the explosives in his anus.
Last month, Newsweek magazine published an article about terrorists' new strategy of hiding explosives in their bodies to avoid setting off metal detectors.
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