Bombing suspect expresses remorse

Bombing suspect expresses remorse

JAKARTA: A suspect in the Marriott hotel bombing, Masrizal,
alias Tohir, told the court on Tuesday he regretted his
involvement in the terrorist attack on Aug. 5, 2003.

"I deeply regret that many Muslims fell victim to the
bombing," Tohir said in answering a question from the presiding
judge at the South Jakarta District Court, Sri Mulyani.

Tohir, who comes from Pekanbaru, Riau, said the attack was
aimed at blowing up buildings considered to be U.S. assets
because that country was regarded as the mastermind behind all
turmoil on earth.

He said he had worked to the orders of Malaysian Noordin M.
Top to carry explosives from Lampung to Jakarta and prepare
accommodation and transportation for everybody involved in the
bombing plan.

Besides the hotel, the group also targeted the Citibank and
Caltex buildings as well as certain buildings in the Pondok Indah
area, Tohir said. -- Antara