Marriott explosion allegedly a suicide bombing

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Fri, 07/17/2009 3:24 PM  |  National

The bombing at the JW Marriott hotel, one of two luxury hotels bombed Friday, was allegedly a suicide bombing, according to a Police bomb squad (Gegana).
 
"We uncovered a dead body whose head, hands and feet were found separately," Aristama, a Gegana officer told The Jakarta Post.
 
According to him, the dead body was allegedly the person who carried the bomb into the hotel.
 
Gegana also found a burnt and destroyed bag which was allegedly carrying the bomb, he said. "The destroyed bag has been brought to our forensic lab for further investigation," he said.
 
Aristama said that Gegana had also found three other unclothed dead bodies, two men and one woman.
 
"I also found that the metal detector at the Marriott hotel was not functioning," he said. (bbs)
 

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