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To: KLP who wrote (52037)	10/14/2002 4:43:04 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 281500

From Singapore: Jakarta blames Al-Qaeda for blast as FBI joins probe straitstimes.asia1.com.sg BALI -- Indonesia's defence minister blamed Al-Qaeda and its extremist allies on Monday for the massive bomb attack on the resort island of Bali. After a Cabinet meeting in Jakarta, Mr Matori Abdul Djalil said: 'We are sure Al-Qaeda is here. The Bali bomb blast is linked to Al-Qaeda with the cooperation of local terrorists.' It was the first time a top government official has implicated Al-Qaeda for Saturday's attack. Until now, police investigators have been saying they had few clues and no suspects. Meanwhile, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian detectives joined the hunt for the killers while forensic experts tried painstakingly to identify bodies. Bali's international airport was thronged by stunned, mostly young vacationers desperately looking for flights home. Many camped overnight on beaches, shunning built-up areas in case of more attacks. Referring to the Jemaah Islamiah group, an expert on Al-Qaeda, Mr Rohan Gunaratna, said: 'The attack bears the hallmarks of JI. Only the JI has both the intention and capability to conduct a professional terrorist attack like the Bali operation.' US Ambassador Ralph Boyce said that while the Bali bombings could not yet be pinned on Al-Qaeda, there is evidence that it is operating in Indonesia and reaching out to local extremists. Security Minister Bambang Susilo Yudoyono said there were signs that terrorists were planning attacks against key industrial sites, including Exxon Mobil's Arun liquified natural gas plant in Aceh and the Caltex refinery in Sumatra. -- AP