Police release sketches of 'bombers'

INDONESIAN police yesterday released sketches of three suspects believed to have planted the bombs that destroyed two nightclubs in Bali and killed nearly 200 people.

Police spokesman Colonel Prasetyo said the men were Indonesians aged 20 to 30. He said detectives had identified one of the three suspects, but refused to release his name.

"We interviewed foreign and Indonesian witnesses who saw these three people at the scene," Prasetyo said. "We have strong indications that the three were involved in bombings." Police described the three as "field operators" and said there could be as many as 10 other suspects in the case. Major General Made Mangku Pastika, who heads the investigation, said it was possible the three men had died in the blast, citing the large number of unidentified victims.