Australians distressed by release of Indonesian cleric linked to Bali bombing

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir greets supporters inside a courtroom following the first day of an appeal hearing in Cilacap, Central Java province, January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Families of 88 Australians killed in the 2002 Bali bombing will be distressed by the early release from prison on Friday of the Indonesian Islamic cleric suspected to be the mastermind of the attack, said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Abu Bakar Bashir walked free from prison after serving 10 years of a 15-year sentence for establishing a militant training camp.