Police were rushing to identify three suicide bombers in blasts that killed 26 people on Bali island, while seeking three accomplices and enlisting a former operative of Southeast Asia’s top terror group to help track down the masterminds.

INDONESIA said yesterday it suspected two fugitives linked to al-Qaida masterminded the suicide bombings of crowded restaurants in tourist areas of Bali that killed at least 26 people and injured more than 100.

WORLD leaders offered support to Indonesia yesterday and called for swift justice.

The US today warned its citizens living in Indonesia that terrorists were planning to bomb hotels in the capital Jakarta, while the police chief also cautioned that fresh attacks were likely.

Indonesia’s high court has upheld a 30-month prison sentence for accused terror chief Abu Bakar Bashir for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, a court official said today.

A Muslim militant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment today for helping build and transport bombs used in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people.