Malaysian police hold four in Bali probe

POLICE in Malaysia have arrested four suspected members of a south-east Asian Islamic militant group linked to al-Qaida and is the main suspect in the weekend bombing of a bar in Bali.

Inspector-General of Police Norian Mai said yesterday OKthe four men were Malaysian members of the Jemaah Islamiyah group, which allegedly plotted to bomb the US Embassy and other Western targets in Singapore.

The four detainees are not believed to have had any involvement in last Saturday's bombings in Bali, which killed at least 183 people, said Mr Norian. However, he said the four had been in contact with militants in neighbouring countries.