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Thousands greet exiled Indonesian Islamist cleric Rizieq Shihab on return home
Rizieq Shihab had lived in exile in Saudi Arabia after facing charges of insulting the state's ideology and a pornographic messaging scandal.
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Thousands of supporters of Indonesian cleric Rizieq Shihab gathered at Jakarta's airport on Tuesday to greet the firebrand Islamist leader on his return from self-imposed exile.
Rizieq, 55, had lived in exile in Saudi Arabia after facing charges of insulting the state's ideology and a pornographic message scandal.
Supporters of Rizieq and his Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) thronged the airport, bringing the toll road to a standstill. Many scrambled to touch the cleric and kiss his hand.