Suicide bombings kill 8, wound 50 at Jakarta luxury hotels; 1st Indonesian attacks in 4 years

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Suicide bombers posing as guests attacked American luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital and set off a pair of blasts Friday that killed eight people and wounded more than 50, authorities said.

Police chief: Suicide bombers responsible for blasts that killed 8 at Jakarta luxury hotels

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s national police chief says two suicide bombers carried out the attacks on Jakarta’s luxury hotels.

Nine killed in blasts at Jakarta luxury hotels (BBC video included)

JAKARTA - Two powerful explosions ripped through the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels Friday morning in the Indonesian capital, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, police and the security minister said.

Analysis: Twin hotel bombings show resilience of Indonesian militants despite crackdown

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Twin hotel bombings Friday appear to show the resilience of al-Qaida-linked militants in Indonesia despite a crackdown that many assumed had left them seriously weakened.

Plots under way to destabilise Indonesia: Yudhoyono

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said intelligence reports suggested there were attempts to destabilise the country, including a plot to kill him, and urged authorities to investigate whether Friday’s deadly blasts at two Jakarta luxury hotels were part of the schemes.

Terrorist blasts kill 8, wound 50 at luxury hotels in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Suicide bombers who checked in as guests smuggled explosives into American luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital and set off a pair of heavy blasts that killed eight people and wounded more than 50, investigators said Friday.

Australian think tank predicted violence by Jemaah Islamiyah in report this week

ADELAIDE, Australia — An Australian think tank predicted that Southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah might launch new attacks just a day before Friday’s deadly hotel bombings in Indonesia.

Jakarta police chief says suspected bombers were guests at Marriott hotel

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta’s police chief says several suspects in the bombing of the Marriott were staying at the hotel.

Philippine military rejects US assessment that south is a terrorist safe haven

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military has rejected a U.S. government assessment that labeled the country’s south as a terrorist safe haven, saying Tuesday that many foreign and local Islamic radicals have been captured and others are on the run from relentless offensives.

Singaporean imprisoned for 18 years for killing Indonesian teacher, plotting terror attacks

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian court sentenced a Singaporean man to 18 years in prison on terrorism charges Tuesday. Mohammad Hasan bin Saynudin, who claims to have met Osama bin Laden on many occasions, was convicted of plotting to kill a teacher and planning a deadly attack on a bar frequented by Western tourists.