11.   R.P. Thakur, the superintendent of police, said the three had confessed the crime.

12.   The three confessed to robbing the couple and murdering them with a kitchen knife after raping the wife.

13.   The three have confessed to involvement in the riots and apologized to Hartono, Antara said.

14.   Xinhua said earlier that the three had confessed to theft and the murder of the tourists and crew.

15.   The guards were subsequently detained by police, who have since said that all three confessed to accepting bribes from Syarief to change their statements.