Jakarta, Aug 06: Police today said a car bomb that ripped through a Jakarta hotel contained the same cocktail of explosives as the Bali bombs, as Australia warned new terrorist attacks in Indonesia could be imminent. The parallels with the October 12, 2002 attack on the Island of Bali reinforced suspicions yesterday`s bombing of the JW Marriott hotel, which left up to 14 dead and 150 injured, was carried out by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the Jakarta bombing had all the hallmarks of Ji, and he warned of possible new attacks by the Islamic militant group with links to Al-Qaeda as early as tomorrow. "We think there is a real risk that there could be further attacks, including in central Jakarta," Downer told reporters, urging all Australians to take travel advisories against Indonesia seriously. The stark warning reflected fears about ongoing trials of Ji militants over the Bali attack, which left 202 people dead including 88 Australians. The first verdict, a possible death sentence on bomber Amrozi, is due tomorrow.

Singapore`s straits times newspaper quoted an anonymous Ji operative as saying the Jakarta hotel attack was a "bloody warning" to Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
"This is a message for her and all our enemies that if they execute any of our Muslim brothers, we will continue this campaign of terror in Indonesia and the region," the operative told. .
Bureau Report