Suspected hotel bombers stayed at Marriott: Jakarta Police

Jakarta's police chief says several suspects in the bombing of the Marriott were staying at the hotel.

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

Maj. Gen. Wahyono said the suspects stayed on the 18th floor of the hotel where un-detonated explosives were found after Friday’s twin explosions at the J.W. Marriott and neighbouring Ritz-Carlton.

Wahyono told reporters,”There were several perpetrators.”

They were disguised as guests and stayed in room 1808.”

He said the attacks killed 8 and wounded 50,including 18 foreigners. Earlier the security minister said nine people died,but that number was later revised by authorities.

It was the first major terror strike in Indonesia since three suicide bombers hit restaurants on the resort island of Bali nearly four years ago.

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