Police hit dead end in bomb case

Police hit dead end in bomb case

JAKARTA: The police have no leads concerning explosives found
at the Atlantic Hotel on Jl. Salemba in Central Jakarta on
Sunday, an officer said on Monday.

"To date, there is no new development in the investigation. We
are still waiting for news on the components of the explosives
from the police forensic laboratory," Central Jakarta Police
chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Edmond Ilyas said when?.

Police questioned on Sunday two hotel employees: front desk
employee Khairul Falak and housekeeper Wahyu Gito.

The homemade explosives were found on Sunday by the
housekeeper in a toilet cistern in the form of a portable
cassette player which was wrapped in several cables. The other
package was found in the same room on the bed in a tennis ball
canister.

Edmond said the police were having difficulty with the
investigation because the guest who had stayed in the room did
not leave a copy of his identification card with the hotel
reception. -JP