JAKARTA - INDONESIA will execute the three Islamists on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings in early November, an official said on Friday.

'The execution will be carried out in early November... The decision is final,' attorney general's office spokesman Jasman Panjaitan said without providing an exact date.

Islamist extremists Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra face a firing squad over the attacks on packed nightspots on the resort island of Bali which killed 202 people, mainly foreign holidaymakers.

They were sentenced to death in 2003 but their execution has been repeatedly delayed by a string of failed appeals and religious considerations.

'All legal avenues for death-row convicts Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra have ended and all legal requirements have been fulfilled,' Mr Panjaitan said.

The bombers' last petition, against the use of the firing squad, was thrown out of the constitutional court earlier this week.

Most executions in Indonesia are carried out by firing squad at undisclosed locations in the dead of night. Prisoners are normally notified at least 72 hours before they are shot.

The bombers have expressed no regret for killing 'infidels' and claim they are eager to die as 'martyrs' for their radical view of Islam.

Paraded before the media at the island prison in southern Java earlier this month, they vowed their deaths would be avenged.

'If I'm executed there'll be retribution. It's not necessary for me to tell you what the retribution will be,' said Amrozi, known as the 'smiling assassin' for his jovial court appearances.

Lawyers for the bombers said they had not been informed of the timing of the execution and condemned the government for failing to be clear about the date.

'The announcement today is not firm or clear about the execution date, it could be anywhere between November 1 and November 10. We think they're just playing for time,' lawyer Achmad Cholid said. -- AFP