Jakarta Police Name Marriott Suicide Bomber

VolcanoJen

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Fri Aug-08-03 10:45 AM
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Jakarta Police Name Marriott Suicide Bomber

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20030808/ts_nm/security_indonesia_dc_27

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The suicide bomber who blew up a luxury hotel in Indonesia's capital has been identified and was the recruit of two men arrested in raids linked to the militant Muslim group blamed for the Bali bombs, police said on Friday.

Initial investigations showed Tuesday's blast, which killed 10 people and wounded 150 at the U.S.-run Marriott Hotel, could be linked to the shadowy Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group, the national police chief said.

"It is certainly heading in that direction," General Da'i Bachtiar told a news conference when asked if JI was responsible.

The breakthrough in identifying one perpetrator came as President Megawati Sukarnoputri, in her first public comments on the attack, said the blast showed Southeast Asia's cooperation in the war on terror was inadequate.

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mecca

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Fri Aug-08-03 11:39 AM
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1. want to stop terrorism like this?

stop the anger. As long as the anger is there, so will the terrorist bombings.

The comment at the end of the article blames "blind fanaticism". Well that view is equally blind. It is much more than religious fanaticism. It is class warfare, and most of the aggression is not being committed by Moslem radicals.

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Nambe

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Sat Aug-09-03 01:44 AM
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2. Marriott bombers trained with al- Qaida in Afghan and Pakistan, defen

The perpetrators of this week's deadly car bombing at Jakarta's Marriott Hotel trained with al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Indonesia's defense minister said, adding that there are many more terrorists still in the country.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)

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VolcanoJen

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Sat Aug-09-03 11:54 AM
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3. Kick!

:dem:

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sujan

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Sat Aug-09-03 11:56 AM
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4. here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3137963.stm

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ElsewheresDaughter

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Sat Aug-09-03 03:11 PM
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5. Marriott is a member of Carlyle Group...seems .....

that somebody finnally has figured out who to target

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