LAKSAMANA.Net, December 2, 2004 11:57 PM
'Marriott Blast Inspired by Osama'
Laksamana.Net - A witness in the terrorism trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar
Baasyir says last year's suicide bombing at Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel was inspired
by a message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
"I met with Osama bin Laden frequently in Afghanistan and heard him speak about
waging war against America and its allies. We saw the Marriott attack as a message
from Osama bin Laden," Muhammad Rais was quoted as saying Thursday (2/12/04)
by the Associated Press.
Rais, a self-confessed member of regional terrorism network Jemaah Islamiyah, was
in May sentenced to seven years in jail for helping transport chemicals used in the
August 5, 2003, bombing that left 12 people dead and 150 injured.
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