Two Indonesian Generals Possible Suspects in Bali Probe

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Two Indonesian Generals Possible Suspects in Bali Probe

The investigation into the bomb attack on Bali has found that two generals mysteriously visited the island on the day of the carnage and left the next day, the Jakarta Post reported Monday.

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The investigation into the bomb attack on Bali has found that two generals mysteriously visited the island on the day of the carnage and left the next day, the Jakarta Post reported Monday.

An intelligence source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the two generals, one from the military and the other from the police, arrived on Saturday morning Oct. 12 before the bombs were detonated in front of two popular nightclubs close to midnight and left the province the next day.

The source, however, refused to go into detail about the generals' activities during their short visit.

The joint inquiry team of the police did not deny or confirm the report, saying they did not have enough information about the presence of a retired three-star police general and one active three-star Army general on the island for reasons which remained unclear prior to the explosion that claimed nearly 200 lives, mostly foreigners.

The team's spokesperson Edward Aritonang said the team had asked several airlines for copies of the passenger manifests for all flights deemed relevant to the investigation.

"There were thousands of people on this island when the explosion took place, so we should not focus only on these two people (generals)," Aritonang said.

Speculation has also been rife about the presence of a former East Timor militia commander on the island at about the same time as the generals.

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