The hunt that cost the lives of 44 elite Filipino policemen indeed killed top terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, better known as Marwan, based on DNA tests conducted on his brother who is detained in the United States. Their DNA matched, according to a police report quoting the US Federal Bureau of Investigation which conducted the tests. Marwan’s death ends the years-long hunt for the member of the JI central command, the group that is responsible for the 2002 Bali bombing that killed more than 200 people. But it also came at a high price: a demoralized police force in the wake of the killing of the 44, a derailed peace process, and an angry public demanding accountability.
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