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Two on trial for Jakarta stock exchange bombing

Two Indonesian men have gone on trial for last year's bombing of the Jakarta stock exchange.

The prosecutor said the men could face the death penalty if found guilty of the blast in which 10 people were killed.

They are charged with "receiving and obtaining explosive materials" related to the blast on September 13.

Press reports earlier alleged that one of the men was a member of the Free Aceh Movement a separatist group fighting for independence in the province.

9/04/01 21:51:25 | ABC Radio Australia News

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