Analysis: 'Young militants' may be behind blast

17 Jul 2009, 1:22 pm   -   Source: AAP/SBS
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Young dissident members of militant group Jemaah Islamiah may be behind a deadly hotel blast in Indonesia, a security analyst says.

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Young dissident members of militant group Jemaah Islamiah may be behind a deadly hotel blast in Indonesia, a security analyst says.

Bombs have exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, ripping the facade off the Ritz and killing at least seven people.

Head of the Health Ministry crisis centre Rustam Pakaya said several people, including a New Zealander, were seriously injured in Friday morning's blasts.

A small splinter group made up of dissident Jemaah Islamiah (JI) members may be behind the bombings, Australian Strategic Policy Institute national security project director Carl Ungerer says.

"The hardline splinter group were simply not accepting of the view... amongst some of the JI leadership that they move towards a consolidation phase," Dr Ungerer told ABC Radio on Friday.

He said some dissident JI members may have been released recently from prison.

"And they believe that the continuation of a bombing campaign would be the only way that they would achieve their political objectives.

"The smaller splinter groups, who are intent on a violent bombing campaign, retain the capability to do this sort of thing."

 

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