Police reenact events prior to bombing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): As part of their ongoing investigation into last
\nweek's bomb blast outside the residence of Philippine Ambassador
\nLeonides T. Caday, city police detectives reenacted on Tuesday
\nthe chronology of the incident on Jl. Imam Bonjol in Central
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
It was not a full reenactment, however, as just a Suzuki
\nminivan was put in place about one-meter to the right of the
\noriginal blast site. No witnesses or victims were present at the
\nscene and little else was done to refresh the chronology of the
\nincident.<\/p>\n
Leading the enactment, city police chief of detectives Sr.
\nSupt. Harry Montolalu said it was only aimed at refreshing the
\nmemories of the people who were in the area when the bomb
\nexploded but who had yet to come forward to the police.<\/p>\n
\"Probably, people do not dare or do not have time.<\/p>\n
\"After being exposed in the media, hopefully people will be
\nready to give information to the police about what they know
\nabout and saw during the incident,\" he told reporters at the
\nreenactment scene.<\/p>\n
\"Police need more testimonies from other people who were in
\nthe vicinity of the blast when the bomb exploded, due to the
\nconflicting testimonies of witnesses who have been questioned by
\nthe police.<\/p>\n
\"The additional testimonies will give us a better description
\nof the incident. For example, some people said that the Suzuki
\nminivan had been parked at the spot since 10 a.m, but others said
\nit was there since 12 a.m.,\" he added.<\/p>\n
He said detectives had so far questioned 29 people as
\nwitnesses to the incident, which claimed two lives and left 21
\nothers injured, including the ambassador.<\/p>\n
Police said earlier that the Mercedes sedan, in which the
\nambassador was riding, was about to enter the residence when the
\nbomb exploded.<\/p>\n
When asked why the reenactment was not carried out in full,
\nHarry said a complete one would be performed after the
\nperpetrators were arrested.<\/p>\n
\"The suspects will provide us with a better description of the
\nincident, therefore a full reenactment will be carried out after
\ntheir arrest,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Dozens of print and television journalists covered the
\nprocession, congesting the traffic on Jl. Imam Bonjol.<\/p>\n
They stood close to the Suzuki van, which was borrowed from
\nthe city police headquarters.<\/p>\n
The original car was totally destroyed by the blast, which is
\nbelieved to have been the largest in the country's history.<\/p>\n
Assistant to city police spokesman Asst. Supt. Alex Mandalika
\nsaid police investigators had difficulty finding the owner of the
\ncar.<\/p>\n
\"We couldn't find the chassis number of the original red car,
\nand that has prevented us from being able to identify the car
\ndocuments and its owner,\" he said, adding that examination
\nresults by the National Police central forensics laboratory
\nshowed that the suspect had apparently changed the color of the
\ncar four times. (asa)<\/p>",
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