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| 10th Jakarta boom victim may be suicide bomber |
| 2004-09-13 |
| An unidentified 10th victim of last week's deadly bomb blast in the Indonesian capital could be the suicide bomber, Australian police say. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said seven men and two women -- all Indonesians -- were killed in the blast outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta. "There appears to be only one other body, which might indicate there was only one suicide bomber," Keelty told Australian radio on Monday. "But the difficulty with this sort of investigation is that we need DNA samples from the body parts to be graphic about it, so confirmation of that 10th person might not come for some time yet," he said. On Monday, New Zealand asked its nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to Indonesia, saying further attacks could occur at any time. "The New Zealand Government reiterates that terrorist groups are active in Indonesia and that further bombings and other forms of attack against Western and Indonesian government interests could occur at any time," New Zealand's foreign ministry said. Australia has also warned of further attacks in Jakarta. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |