FAMILY DOUBTS DEAD MAN IS NOORDIN MOHAMMAD TOP

JAKARTA, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Noordin Mohammad Top's family in Johor does not
believe that the man gunned down by Indonesian police in Temanggung, Central
Java, was that of the country's most wanted terrorist.

After looking at photographs distributed by the authorities, Noordin's
family members were more confident that the man who was shot was not him.

"According to Noordin's family members, they are confident that the man in
the photographs was not Noordin," a man identified as Badarudin Ismail and
claiming to speak on behalf of Noordin's family was quoted as saying in the
www.detik.com website Monday.

He claimed that Noordin's wife, Rahmah, strongly believed that the man in
the photographs, which were distributed, was not her husband.

Until Monday night, police have yet to issue a statement on the DNA tests
conducted on the body.

The report in the website also stated that police would compared the DNA of
the deceased man with that of Noordin's sons in Johor for purposes of
identifying the body.

"If they share the same DNA, Nordin's wife and their three children will go
to Indonesia," said Badarudin.
-- BERNAMA