Sketches of suspected Bali bombers published

Authorities in Indonesia have drafted sketches of three suspects in the Bali nightclub bombing that killed nearly 200 people.

Authorities in Indonesia have drafted sketches of three suspects in the Bali nightclub bombing that killed nearly 200 people.

Police plan to post them throughout the country.

Brigadier General Edward Aritonang says investigators have pieced together sketches of the unidentified men based on the testimony of witnesses.

"They have typical Indonesian faces," said Brigadier Aritonang, who added that the drawings will be posted in all police stations throughout Indonesia.

READ MORE

General I Made Mangku Pastika, who heads the investigation into the October 12th attack, told reporters police believe that one of the three men made and planted the bombs.

His statement was the first indication that the investigation into the attack was moving forward. Until now, investigators have always stressed that they had no suspects or leads in the case.

Police doctors will also conduct more medical tests on Abu Bakar Bashir, an ailing Muslim cleric who is suspected of being the spiritual leader of a regional terrorist network that has been blamed for the Bali attack.

Doctors said Bashir, currently being treated at a police hospital in Jakarta, will be ready for questioning by the end of the week.

Detectives plan to interrogate the cleric about allegations that he is the spiritual leader of the extremist group, Jemaah Islamiyah, which is believed to be responsible for the attack in Bali. It was added last week to a UN list of groups linked to the al-Qaeda network.

Bashir is not officially a suspect in the Bali bombing, but has been charged with ordering a string of church bombings in 2000 that killed 19 people and plotting the assassination of President Megawati Sukarnoputri.