Malaysian police arrest four figures in Islamic military group

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Police said Wednesday they had arrested four suspected members of a Southeast Asian Islamic militant group that has links to al-Qaida and is the main suspect in the weekend bombing of a bar in Bali.

Inspector-General of Police Norian Mai said the four men were Malaysian members of Jemaah Islamiyah group, which allegedly plotted to bomb the U.S. Embassy and other Western targets in Singapore.

The four detainees are not believed to have had any involvement in Saturday's bombings in Bali, which killed at least 183 people, said Norian. However, he said the four had been in contact with militants in neighboring countries.

Norian said the arrests meant that "just a few more" suspected members of Jemaah Islamiyah remained free in Malaysia.