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Ex-JI bomb expert Taufik Abdul Halim (right) is now with his family in johor after being freed in Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb expert Taufik Abdul Halim (pic) is now with his family in Johor after being released from an In­­donesian prison.

The 39-year-old was brought back from Jakarta on a commercial flight which arrived at the KL International Airport at 11.40pm on Wednesday.

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