Imron denied special leave

DENPASAR: Prison officials Tuesday denied a convicted Bali bomber permission to attend the funeral of his infant son, the bomber's lawyer said.

Ali Imron is serving a life sentence in a Bali jail for helping to plan the attacks, which took place on Oct. 12, 2002 and killed 202 people.

His laywer, Suyanto, told AFP that the director of the prison where Imron was being held denied him permission to attend the funeral Tuesday in Lamongan, East Java.

Imron's son, Iqbal, died earlier in the day possibly from complications after a bout of serious diarrhea, Suyanto said. -- AFP