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JAKARTA: Twin bombings that killed at least nine people at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Friday were an "act of terrorism", Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.
"I am convinced we can capture and punish according to the law the perpetrators of this act of terrorism," Yudhoyono said at a press conference broadcast on local television.
He said the attackers "have no humanity and they don't care about the damage done to our country with this act of terrorism which will have wide effects on our economy, trade, tourism and image in the eyes of the world."
"I have instructed law enforcement to punish whoever is involved in this terror act, regardless of their political background," the president said.
At least 40 people, including foreigners, were injured in the bombings on the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in the upscale Mega Kuningan district of Jakarta.
- AFP/yt
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