Timeline: The Bali bombing, a comprehensive overview

Timeline: The Bali bombing, a comprehensive overview

JP Tuesday Oct. 15

Police say C-4 was explosive material used to make bomb.

U.S. says al-Qaeda and Abu Bakar Ba'asyir responsible for
bombing.

Hamzah Haz says Muslims not responsible and bombing was
"engineered".

JP Wednesday Oct. 16

Hendropriyono says both technology and skills of bombers indicate
they are from abroad and must have carried out surveillance
before the attack.

Bali Police Chief Brig. Gen. Budi Setyawan said there is no
indication of al-Qaeda involvement so far.

Washington Post reports Indonesian police arrest former Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel who allegedly confessed to building bomb that
killed over 180 people and expressed regret for huge loss of
life.

Air First Marshall says suspect released and this proves no Air
Force Involvement.

JP Thursday Oct. 17

Susilo Yudhoyono admits possible involvement of foreigners in
bombing.

Authorities focusing on seven "foreigners" suspected to have
masterminded and carried out the bombings, a terrorist cell said
to have been led by a Yemeni national, his Malaysian deputy and a
European with links to Philippine bombings.

Police Chief Brig. Gen. Budi confirms bomb made of RDX.

Indonesian Army Brig. Gen. Ratyono denies Army supplied C-4 to
terrorists. Denies Army possesses C-4 "bombs".

JP Friday Oct. 18

Hendropriono says technology and skills employed by attackers
indicate they are from abroad.

JP Sunday Oct. 20

Pastika says investigation team focusing on four persons,
including a security guard and a retired Air Force officer.

JP Monday Oct. 21

Police receive order to release former Air Force Officer Dedi
Masrukhin although suspicions of his link to Bali blasts remain
strong.

Forensics experts admit some victims could have been completely
consumed by blast.

JP Tuesday Oct. 22

Omar al-Faraq allegedly tells CIA bin Laden transferred US
$133,440 to JI for purchase of three tons of explosives from
Indonesian military sources.

AFP agent Brett Swan says because of scale of explosion "highly
organized perpetrators" carried it out.

U.S. declares "technology transfer review" between U.S. and RI as
high-tech U.S. items may be found at bomb site.

JP Wednesday Oct. 23

Aritonang says investigators have determined specifications of
bombs but not how they were deployed, large bomb made of RDX with
a "derivative" of Ammonium Nitrate.

JP Friday Oct. 25

Aritonang says bomb was RDX and Ammonium Nitrate.

JP Saturday Oct. 26

Maj. Gen. Muhdi Purwopranjono (Kopassus) claims to have
identified bombers.

Joint investigating team says it's still in dark.

Aritonang says bombings were carefully and professionally planned
and executed.

JP Sunday Oct. 27

Pastika says bombs made by Indonesians who "could not have done
it without help from foreign bomb experts. We believe that the
explosives were brought in from outside Bali" and "The technology
using mobile phones as a remote control is new for Indonesia and
something that requires guidance from foreign experts."

JP Monday Oct. 28

Two Generals, one police, one army named as possible suspects in
bombing and subsequently file suit against Washington Post for
libel.

JP Tuesday Oct. 29

Susilo Yudhoyono denies Army, Police Generals involved in
bombing.

JP Wednesday Oct. 30

Pastika says "main player" identified who is also bomb maker.

JP Thursday Oct. 31

Police release three sketches of bomb suspects. Muchyar Yara
says that the three were part of a list of 10 names submitted to
police.

JP Friday Nov. 1

Da'I Bachtiar says they have identified East Javanese man but
have not found him yet, along with driver of the van.
Bachtiar says they used TNT, RDX, HDX and Ammonium Nitrate.

U.S. ambassador Ralph Boyce says media accusations of U.S.
involvement in bombing "inaccurate and unhelpful."

Defense Minister Matori Djalil links bombing to JI and al-Qaeda.
ASIO director Dennis Richardson does the same.

JP Saturday Nov. 2

International investigation team finishes forensics after less
than three weeks on site, concluding that bomb was TNT, RDX and
other "materials" including chloride. AFP forensic team member
says "we have all we need to nail these bad guys down,"

BIN says bombings involved "skilled foreign experts".

Muchyar Yara says "We are sure that foreign experts along with
Indonesian experts or perpetrators were involved."

National Police said bombs were constructed of TNT, RDX and HMX.

AFP officer Graham Ashton say that the degree of coordination and
vehicle placement reflected a high degree of planning and
expertise.

BIN issues a report saying bombs were made of Semtex.

JP Sunday Nov. 3

Police release on Nov. 2 man arrested in Ngada regency. Brig.Gen
Aritonang says it's the wrong guy.

Police raid house on Java and find photo matching suspect in
composite sketch release earlier in week.

120 Australian police and intelligence officers working in Bali
in addition to international investigators.

Minister of Defense Matori Jalil accuses al-Qaeda of bombings.

Australia accuses JI of bombing.

JP Monday Nov. 4

International team says bombers are professionals.

Intelligence sources say foreign perpetrators would hide for 6
months before trying to get out of the country.

JP Thursday Nov. 07

Mitsubishi van owner arrested in East Java on Nov. 5.

Gen. Heru Susanto identifies owner of van as Amz, 30, arrested in
Paciran village in Lamongan. Amz says he bought van from man
identified as Her from Tuban.

Joint inquiry team issues statement that a white Mitsubishi L300
van loaded with explosives stopped minutes before the blast in
front of Sari club in drop off area not normally used for
parking.

Aritonang says police have not named any suspects in relation to
the bombing. Are focusing investigation on ten persons.

JP Friday Nov. 8

Da'I Bachtiar says Amrozi admitted using van for bombing and
renting motorcycles and other car for bombing. Admits Amrozi does
not match sketches.

Panorama in Italy reports Italian national bar owner "Sartoni" in
Bali arrested in connection with bombing.

Asian Wall Street journal reports Hambali as planning bombing
during meetings in south Thailand.

JP Saturday Nov. 9

Pastika says Amrozi admits to helping build main bomb, admits to
being field coordinator for bombing.

JP Sunday Nov. 10

Police claim Amrozi bought sulfur, ammonium, fluorine and
chlorate from Tidar Kimina chemical store in Surabaya.

JP Monday Nov. 11

Police claim to have produced an initial reconstruction of
planning and execution of bombing, also that Amrozi purchased
over one ton of chemicals to produce bombs from Silvester
Tendean.

Former Bakin official AC Manullang expresses doubts about
Amrozi's part in pro team responsible for bombing.

Aritonang says Amrozi prime suspect in bombing.

JP Tuesday Nov. 12

Pastika says 10 Indonesians suspected of bombing.

Amrozi states he wanted to kill Americans in bombing. Bachtiar
says Amrozi held four meetings in Surakarta to plan bombings.

Anti-terrorism officer and chemical expert express doubt over
police claims they have identified bombers. Kopassus NCO says
bombing would take a year of practice to execute. Chemical
expert rules out conventional explosives, say they are incapable
of causing level of destruction at Kuta.

JP Wednesday Nov. 13

Amrozi says he did not assemble bomb. Pastika says bomb
consisted of 100 kilos TNT, PETN detonator and RDX "booster".

JP Thursday Nov. 14

Amrozi fingers Samudra as one of the masterminds of the bombing,
says he drove van to Bali but denies assembling bomb.

JP Saturday Nov. 16

JI named as prime suspect in blast.

JP Monday Nov. 18

Joint investigation team identifies 6 more suspects: Patek,
Samdura, Imron, Wayan, Dulmatin, Idris with Samdura, Dulmatin and
Idris as bomb assemblers. Samdura leader of group, Idris second
in command, Dulmatin as detonator with his cell phone,
electronics expert.

Amrozi refuses to identify driver of van.

JP Tuesday Nov. 19

Pastika says investigators have not yet focused on source of
explosives, too early to move on that and only arrest of
perpetrators would lead them to device.

Police say they found RDX and TNT trace at blast site. TNI
denies ever storing RDX or C-4. PT Dahana confirms importing RDX
for limited parties and military.

JP Wednesday Nov. 20

Da'I Bachtiar says there are other "materials" Amrozi did not
procure in Surabaya and "has no capacity to make bombs".

AFP says they have not found RDX residue at site, only chlorate
and TNT.

Pastika will not confirm or deny foreign involvement.

JP Thursday Nov. 21

Hermawan Sulistyo says amount of explosives required do not match
van story.

Police confirm chemicals purchased by Amrozi were not main bomb
materials.

Pastika says main bomb materials TNT and RDX.

JP Friday Nov. 22

Three "mystery" men appear in Amrozi interrogation transcript,
Amrozi appears to be in dark about Sari and Paddy club bombings
until he sees it on TV.

Pastika claims he has not read interrogation report, now claims
that only seven suspects have been identified.

JP Saturday Nov. 23

Bachtiar says that Amrozi himself provided the vehicle and
materials for the bombs.

JP Sunday Nov. 24

Bachtiar says bombings carried out by three groups under
leadership of Hambali.

JP Monday Nov. 25

Police claim that the device used at Paddy's was detonated 118
centimeters above the ground.

Time Magazine claims Yemeni terrorist mastermind of Bali Bombing.

JP Tuesday Nov. 26

Police detain "accomplices" in bombing.

Police reveal Samudra was in process of getting fake passport to
travel to Malaysia.

JP Wednesday Nov. 27

Legal experts say Amrozi and Samudra confessions inadmissible
under KUHP.

JP Thursday Nov. 28

Bali bombing victims call for death of perpetrators.

JP Friday Nov. 29

Aritonang says Samudra interrogation transcripts on Bali bombing
not included in his case file because a lawyer did not accompany
suspect.

JP Saturday Nov. 30

Police now say JI "operating in Indonesia".

Samudra claims he masterminded Batam bombings.

JP Sunday Dec. 1

Lawyers for Samudra say he is not linked to Ba'asyir or Mukhlas.

JP Monday Dec. 2

Political analyst Hermawan Sulistyo hints that media reports,
including those from Time, which relied on "intelligence
sources", may be false.

JP Tuesday Dec. 3

Police release names of 163 Bali bombing victims.

JP Wednesday Dec. 4

Bali investigating team "not sure" when investigation into the
approximately 200 missing in the bombings will begin.

JP Thursday Dec. 5

Police say they have captured alleged JI operations chief
Mukhlas.

Bomb blasts rock McDonald's and car dealership in Sulawesi,
killing three.

JP Monday Dec. 9

Pastika says at least "90 percent" of the Bali bombing plot had
been uncovered.

JP Tuesday Dec. 10

Pastika says dossiers on Bali bombing suspects had to be
"perfect", but have yet to assign responsibility for the three
blasts to suspects or determine explosives used.

Sulawesi Police Chief Gen. Firman Gani says they have linked
Sulawesi bombers with Bali bombings.

JP Wednesday Dec. 11

Samudra lawyer expresses doubt on client's ability to assemble
explosives, alleges that Samudra and other suspects had been
manipulated by a "third party" to discredit Islam in Indonesia,
suggests two devices were used in bombings: one conventional and
one "high tech device of great power". Lawyer also says
eyewitness saw something fall from sky before explosion.

JP Thursday Dec. 12

Joint investigative team says Makassar, Bali bombings closely
linked.

JP Friday Dec. 13

Aritonang says he has strong case in Bali bombings. Says he does
not have specialized knowledge to discuss explosives used in
detail.

JP Saturday Dec. 14

Samudra denies knowing Mukhlas, Gufron, denies receiving funds
from them. Wanted to kill Israeli spies, Americans. Says he did
not assemble bombs or know where they were assembled.

Bachtiar questions whether Amrozi and Samudra acted alone in all
bombings.