Breaking: Al Qaeda Group Hits Two Jakarta, Indonesia Hotels With Suicide Bombs ...8 Dead and Counting

Apparently more islamists in the world decided not to take up President Obama's call from Egypt to all get together in a big crowd and do some group hugs as the terror group, Jemayah Islamiya, which is linked to al Qaeda, is suspected of carrying out simultaneous bombings at two hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. This article from ABC News reports eight days but I just saw an update on television that says it is not nine.

Look at this sinister quote from the article:

"There were several perpetrators." Wahyono told reporters, "They were disguised as guests and stayed in room 1808."

Couple of things - first, this is the same al Qaeda pattern we have seen all over the world of targeting Western-based hotels and second, this group, Jemayah Islamiya, is the same group responsible for the horrific Bali bombings. Lately, the Indonesian government has been cracking down on terror in the country and it seems the terrorists have decided to send a message back to the government. The message to the rest of the world is that Allah is Great. :spit:

Fatal Jakarta Blasts: Top U.S. Terror Experts Point to al Qaeda-Connected Group

Coordinated bomb blasts ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, today leaving eight dead and over fifty wounded.

Indonesian security officials believe the attacks may have been carried out by suicide bombers. Jakarta's chief of police told reporters today that the suspected bombers were guests at one of the hotels.
Maj. Gen. Wahyono said the suspects stayed on the 18th floor of the Marriott hotel where un-detonated explosives were found.
"There were several perpetrators." Wahyono told reporters, "They were disguised as guests and stayed in room 1808."
The Ritz-Carlton and the Marriott, both frequented by foreigners, were hit within a few minutes of each other.
The death of one foreigner -- a New Zealand national -- has been confirmed and as many as thirteen others were among the wounded, including nationals from the United States, Australia, Canada, India, the Netherlands, Norway and South Korea.
"The State Department is working to help American citizens injured in the blast" according to a statement released earlier today.
This is the first major attack in Indonesia for four years.
A visibly upset Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, addressed his people in a televised speech and vowed to arrest and try the perpetrators.

"This action was carried out by a terrorist group, though it is too early to say if it is the same network." He said refering to the Islamic extremist group Jemayah Islamiya that has been held responsible for previous attacks in the country.
Senior U.S. officials ,who dealt directly with issues of terror in Indonesia, also say the bombings bear the trademarks of the al Qaeda-connected group Jemayah Islamiya, whose top bomb-maker, Noordin Top, has been at large and feared preparing a new attack.