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.