'Who were the terrorists targeting'

'Who were the terrorists targeting'

With two bomb attacks in the last 13 months, security in Jakarta
has been beefed up particularly with the upcoming presidential
election on Sept. 20. The bomb that killed at least nine people
and injured more than 180 others has left many people in sorrow
and fear. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents on the issue.

Andi, 30, is a receptionist at a fitness center on Jl.
Sudirman, Central Jakarta. He lives with his parents in Depok,
south of Jakarta:

The recent bomb blast, of course, has given disadvantages to
many. Our country is still suffering because of last year's
bombing on the JW Marriott Hotel, and now there was another one.

We don't know which group is targeted by the perpetrators.

If it was the Australian Embassy, the Australian people did
not get hurt. A member at the fitness center, who works at the
embassy, said that he only heard a loud explosion but did not
feel anything. When he went out, he was shocked to see the
damage.

I don't think the bomb was purely the terrorist's fault.. the
security officers are guilty as well. If they don't give any
chances for the terrorists, there won't be such calamity.

John Hendrawan, 22, is a student of School of Law at the
Christian University of Indonesia. He lives in Mampang, South
Jakarta:

I was shocked with such terror act and I really hate the
perpetrators.

I don't understand why did they detonate the bomb outside the
embassy if the target was really the Australian Embassy. Their
terror act only hurt and killed innocent passersby.

Those terrorists are nasty.

-- The Jakarta Post