Hotels targeted in Jakarta
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the bombs so far, it is believed that Jemaah Islamiyah, a group linked to al-Qaida, is to blame. The bombs went off almost simultaneously at around 8 a.m. in the morning and are thought to have been detonated by suicide bombers - at least one of whom was a guest at the Marriott. Firman Santyabudi, police chief in South Jakarta, confirmed that both explosions took place at luxury hotels in the upmarket neighbourhood of Kuningan, an area thick with foreigners – reports stated that most of the dead and injured were foreigners. ITIJ spoke to security specialists red24 to see how the company was handling the situation as it developed. For more details, please see ITIJ 103, available online now
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the bombs so far, it is believed that Jemaah Islamiyah, a group linked to al-Qaida, is to blame. The bombs went off almost simultaneously at around 8 a.m. in the morning and are thought to have been detonated by suicide bombers - at least one of whom was a guest at the Marriott. Firman Santyabudi, police chief in South Jakarta, confirmed that both explosions took place at luxury hotels in the upmarket neighbourhood of Kuningan, an area thick with foreigners – reports stated that most of the dead and injured were foreigners.
ITIJ spoke to security specialists red24 to see how the company was handling the situation as it developed.
For more details, please see ITIJ 103, available online now