JW Marriott hotel
Workers clean up the site of the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta after a bomb attack in July. Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
The US embassy in Indonesia today issued a warning of a possible attack in the popular tourist destination of Bali tonight, saying it was based on information from the island's governor.
A message on the US embassy website carried what it said was a statement from the Bali tourism board.
The statement read: "The governor of Bali, Mangku Pastika, wishes to share a message with all of us: 'There is an indication of an attack to Bali tonight' ... please don't panic, but put your security system to full alert."
However, Putu Suardika, the head of public relations at the Bali governor's office, denied that Pastika had made such a statement.
