Hundreds of people turned out in the wee hours of the morning to welcome the body of Bali bombing suspect Dulmatin home to Pemalang, Central Java.

Prayers were recited as the alleged Al Qaeda-trained bombmaker arrived on Friday at around 3:30 am.

Funeral services took place at 7:30 at the village mosque. Dozens of policemen guarded the procession to prevent chaos. An hour later the body was carried to Dowo graveyard for burial. Dulmatin's parents and siblings attended the burial along with hundreds of people from muslim organizations.

The villagers asked the police stay away from the grave. To maintain calm, police complied and watched the funeral from a distance. The burial finished at 10.20 am. It was delayed for almost half an hour because the grave was filled with water and had to be emptied out.

Dulmatin is believed to be one of the masterminds behind the 2002 Bali bombing, which killed 202 people, as well as numerous other attacks around Java. He was killed in a police raid on Tuesday. Authorities believe he was working in concert with a terror camp in Aceh to plan further attacks.