Suspected bombers stayed at hotel: Police
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 07/17/2009 5:37 PM
Jakarta Police said suspected perpetrators of the two bomb attacks in the Kuningan business area in South Jakarta on Friday had stayed at one of the hotels they targeted.
Police chief Insp. Gen. Wahyono said the suspects checked into room 1808 on the 18th floor of JW Marriott Hotel, where the bomb squad found an active bomb during a search after the attacks on Friday morning.
When asked if the suspects were foreigners or not, Wahyono he said his team was still investigating.
He said the bomb attacks had killed eight people and injured 53 others.
"Seven died on site, and another died during hospital treatment," he told the press at the Marriott hotel.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo A.S earlier said that nine people were killed in the terror attack.
At least two decomposed bodies were found, one at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the other at the nearby JW Marriot Hotel, Wahyono said.
A bomb squad officer suspected the decomposed bodies belonged to the suicide bombers.
According to Wahyono, the JW Marriott bomb exploded at 7:47 a.m. while the second blast at Ritz Carlton went off three minutes later. (bbs)
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