Bali restaurants 'were advised to step up security'

Restaurants on a Bali beach hit by terrorists ignored warnings they could be targeted following the discovery of a partially made bomb, a police official said today, as investigators took DNA samples from suspected relatives of the bombers.

Cafes along the Jimbaran Bay were told a month before the attacks to station guards and to check bags and cars entering the area, but decided to wait until after a Hindu holiday that was celebrated on the resort island yesterday – four days after the bombings, Captain D. Dharmada said.