DNA tests have proven beyond doubt that Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant Noordin Mohamed Top is dead, police say.
The man wanted for a series of deadly attacks across the archipelago was among four killed in a raid on Thursday near Solo city in central Java.
After the raid, police had immediately identified Malaysian-born Noordin using fingerprint records.
On Saturday they said "the DNA also matches 100%".
National police spokesman Nanan Soekarna told a news conference:
"There is no doubt that he's Noordin M Top."
It is not the first time Indonesian officials have claimed Noordin is dead.
In another raid in central Java in August police had initially thought they had killed the militant, only to have forensic tests prove them wrong days later.read more
