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Cops Probe US Embassy Bomb Threat

Indonesia tightens security ahead of Bali bombers' execution

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(Newser) – Indonesian police are investigating a text-messaged threat to blow up the American and Australian embassies in Jakarta if convicted Bali bombers are executed, Reuters reports. Three Islamic militants convicted of playing a role in Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people six years ago have exhausted their avenues of appeal and are expected to be executed by a firing squad within days.

Convicted Bali bombers Ali Ghufron, left, and Amrozi Nurhasyim pose at Batu prison on Nusakambangan island, Indonesia, last month.
Convicted Bali bombers Ali Ghufron, left, and Amrozi Nurhasyim pose at Batu prison on Nusakambangan island, Indonesia, last month.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
An Indonesian policeman stands guard behind a concrete roadblock in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
An Indonesian policeman stands guard behind a concrete roadblock in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.   (Getty Images)
Tariyem, the mother of two convicted Bali bombers currently on death row, is mobbed by journalists outside her house in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia, yesterday.
Tariyem, the mother of two convicted Bali bombers currently on death row, is mobbed by journalists outside her house in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Students take a break at an Islamic boarding school where one of the convicted Bali bombers, Amrozi Nurhasyim, used to teach in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia.
Students take a break at an Islamic boarding school where one of the convicted Bali bombers, Amrozi Nurhasyim, used to teach in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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