Bombing investigations proceeding well

INVESTIGATORS probing last week’s Bali nightclub bombing said yesterday they are making progress though authorities still have to interrogate the ailing spiritual leader of a militant group suspected in the attack which left up to 30 Britons dead.

Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was arrested on Saturday over a spate of church bombings two years ago. The 64-year-old was due to be questioned in relation to the nightclub bombing.

But Bashir had to be taken to hospital with cardiac and breathing problems and is now under police guard, said National Police spokesman General Saleh Saaf.