Indonesia condemns Jordan bomb attacks

Indonesia condemns Jordan bomb attacks

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned on
Thursday the deadly bomb attacks on Western hotels in Jordan
that killed 57 people, including one Indonesian citizen.

Susilo also urged the global community to increase cooperation
in fighting against terrorism.

"The President on behalf of the Indonesian people expressed his
deepest condolences over the tragedy. The President also stressed
the need for global solidarity to fight against terrorist
attacks," Dino Patti Djalal, a presidential spokesman, told
Antara.

An official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on
Thursday that the ministry had received information from the Indonesian
Embassy in Jordan that three Indonesians were among the victims
of the suspected suicide bombings.

Ministry spokesman Yuri Thamrin said that the dead victim was
identified as Perri Pattisilano, 55, while two other Indonesians,
identified as Harjanto and Pinky, were injured in the blasts and
were now being treated in the hospital in Amman.

"The three Indonesian victims were musicians working at (the Grand
Hyatt) hotel," the ministry said in a statement sent to The
Jakarta Post.

The statement added that the ministry had informed the
victims' families.

"We are still discussing the return of Perri's remains with
his family," Yuri said.

The statement said that Minister Hassan Wirayuda had conveyed
a message of sympathy on behalf of the Indonesian government to
Jordanian Foreign Minister Y.M. Farouk Kasrawi.

Hassan has also ordered the Indonesian Ambassador in Jordan to
visit hospitals in Amman to ascertain whether any other
Indonesian citizens had been affected by the attacks.