Military

DATE=09/08/03

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

NUMBER=2-307251

TITLE=INDONESIA TERROR (L-O)

BYLINE=TIM JOHNSTON

DATELINE=JAKARTA

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INTRO: The J-W Marriott Hotel in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has re-opened, a little more than one month after a terrorist killed 12 people when he detonated a car bomb outside the hotel's restaurant. As Tim Johnston reports from Jakarta, the re-opening marks another small victory in Indonesia's battle against terrorism.

TEXT: The August 5th bombing of the J-W Marriott hotel in the heart of Jakarta reminded Indonesians just how serious the terrorism problem is in their country.

The re-opening marks a small step toward normality, but the heavy security is an indication of how life has changed.

Andreas Kohn is the marketing director for the J-W Marriott.

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The driveway itself is no longer accessible for cars, so basically the drop-off zone was changed from the lobby level to the street level, and we have also changed the path through for the car checks.

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Most other major public buildings in Jakarta have taken similar security measures.

Officials believe the hotel was targeted because it is American managed, and has been used for U-S embassy functions in the past.

The bomber died in the blast and police are hunting for the men who built the bomb. Police suspect the bombers are members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a regional terrorist network with links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaida group.

Three other alleged members of the terrorist group have been sentenced to prison. Two were given 15-year sentences and the third a 16-year sentence after they were found guilty of robbery and funding terrorism.

The court found they were guilty of robbing a gold shop to raise money for last October's attack on the tourist island of Bali, which killed 202 people, most of them young western tourists. (SIGNED)

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