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16:18 AEST Wed 16 Oct 2002
Air officer confesses to Bali bomb: report
AFP - Indonesian police have arrested a former air force officer 16:18 AEST Wed 16 Oct 2002
Air officer confesses to Bali bomb: report
AFP - Indonesian police have arrested a former air force officer who confessed to building the bomb which killed more than 180 people on the island of Bali, a US report said.
Quoting Indonesian security sources, the Washington Post said the suspect regretted the huge loss of life in Saturday's attack but had yet to reveal who ordered him to build the bomb.
The report was carried on the website of the International Herald Tribune, in which the Post has a stake.
No group has claimed responsibility for Saturday's blasts, that killed mostly foreign tourists, but national police chief Da'i Bachtiar has told reporters authorities were "intensively" interrogating two Indonesians.
The report said the suspect had learned to handle explosives while serving in the Indonesian air force, which later dismissed him for misconduct.
Investigators have already revealed that the powerful C4 military explosive was used to build the huge bomb that destroyed the Sari Club in the resort of Kuta which was packed with foreign tourists.
The security sources also told the Washington Post that the Indonesian government had learned a week before the attack that Islamic extremists were planning to carry out a bombing.
The report said security was heightened at more than 60 locations around the country, but that it was not thought the popular resort island of Bali would be targeted.
An international task force of police officers from Indonesia, Australia, Britain, Germany, Japan and the United States has been assembled to track down the Bali bombers.
Indonesia and Western governments have blamed Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network and its local allies for the bombing, although so far nobody has claimed responsibility.
©AAP 2002
16:18 AEST Wed 16 Oct 2002
Air officer confesses to Bali bomb: report
AFP - Indonesian police have arrested a former air force officer 16:18 AEST Wed 16 Oct 2002
Air officer confesses to Bali bomb: report
AFP - Indonesian police have arrested a former air force officer who confessed to building the bomb which killed more than 180 people on the island of Bali, a US report said.
Quoting Indonesian security sources, the Washington Post said the suspect regretted the huge loss of life in Saturday's attack but had yet to reveal who ordered him to build the bomb.
The report was carried on the website of the International Herald Tribune, in which the Post has a stake.
No group has claimed responsibility for Saturday's blasts, that killed mostly foreign tourists, but national police chief Da'i Bachtiar has told reporters authorities were "intensively" interrogating two Indonesians.
The report said the suspect had learned to handle explosives while serving in the Indonesian air force, which later dismissed him for misconduct.
Investigators have already revealed that the powerful C4 military explosive was used to build the huge bomb that destroyed the Sari Club in the resort of Kuta which was packed with foreign tourists.
The security sources also told the Washington Post that the Indonesian government had learned a week before the attack that Islamic extremists were planning to carry out a bombing.
The report said security was heightened at more than 60 locations around the country, but that it was not thought the popular resort island of Bali would be targeted.
An international task force of police officers from Indonesia, Australia, Britain, Germany, Japan and the United States has been assembled to track down the Bali bombers.
Indonesia and Western governments have blamed Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network and its local allies for the bombing, although so far nobody has claimed responsibility.
©AAP 2002
