An Indonesian militant denied allegations he headed the al Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist group as his trial began today on charges that he hid a key suspect in the Bali bombings.

AN Indonesian court yesterday sentenced to death the man who commanded the Bali nightclub bombings, wrapping up the trials of the four main accused ahead of the first anniversary of the atrocity.

One of the few suspects to express remorse over his alleged involvement in last year’s bombings on Indonesia’s Bali island arrived at court today to hear his sentence.

AN Islamic preacher who prosecutors say was the operations chief of an al-Qaida-linked terror group went on trial yesterday for last year’s Bali bombings, which killed more than 200 people.

Indonesian prosecutors charged another nine suspects today in connection with last year’s Bali nightclub bombings.

A KEY suspect in the Bali bombing cried out in Indonesian “America will be destroyed” as he was moved yesterday from the capital to the resort island for more questioning.