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• Marriott Hotel
• Ritz-Carlton
Overseas Security Advisory Council
Analysis
• It is unclear who is behind the
attack
– President of Indonesia blames
“terrorists”
• Indonesian terrorist group
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) suspected
– Many experts suspect Noordin Top
– Implicated in every major attack in
Indonesia since 2002 Bali bombings
– Noordin Top is known to have
supported mass casualty attacks
despite dissent within JI ranks
• A top Indonesian police official
reported explosives were similar
to those found in a recent raid in
West Java on a home linked to
Noordin Top
Noordin M. Top
Overseas Security Advisory Council
• 2003, August: Car bomb explodes outside of the JW Marriott in Jakarta, killing 12
people and injuring 150
• 2005, October: Three suicide bombers attack tourist destinations in Bali, killing
20 people and injuring an additional 129
Overseas Security Advisory Council
• SD 88 was responsible
for killing or capturing
several key leaders of JI
– Dozens of key operatives
captured in the past three
years
Overseas Security Advisory Council
Further Information/Contact
Reports:
Josh Richards
Regional Coordinator, East Asia & Pacific
RichardsJA@state.gov
571-345-2233