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| Southeast Asia |
| Police identify suicide bombers |
| 2009-08-09 |
| After weeks of investigation, police revealed on Saturday the identity of the suicide bombers of two hotels in South Jakarta. National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said the suicide bomber of JW Marriott Hotel was identified as Dani Dwi Permana, a 18-year-old senior high school graduate of a private senior high school in Bogor, West Java. Bambang said the police confirmed the suicide comber's identity on Aug. 3 after DNA tests on his family. "The perpetrator was recruited in Bogor," Bambang said. The suicide bomber of Ritz-Carlton Hotel was identified as Nana Ikhwan Maulana, a youth from Pandeglang in Banten. Bambang did not unveil Nana's age. Bambang said the two suicide bombers were recruited by a man identified only as SJ alias AT, who is still at large. The bomb attacks on the two hotels on July 17 killed nine people, including six foreigners. |
| Posted by:Fred |