Another Marriott bombing suspect tried

Another Marriott bombing suspect tried

JAKARTA: Another alleged member of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI)
terrorist network went on trial on Thursday for the deadly hotel
bombing in Jakarta and faces death if convicted under an
antiterrorism law.

Prosecutors accused Masrizal alias Ali Umar alias Mas'ud alias
Tohir of surveying several possible targets before picking the
US-franchised Marriott hotel as a high-profile and easy target.

The blast at the JW Marriott Hotel on Aug. 5, 2003, killed 11
Indonesians and a Dutch banker. At least four other people are on
trial, accused of storing explosives for the Marriott attack.
--AFP