"Old Players" Could Have been behind Jakarta Bomb Terror

Head of National Antiterror Agency (BNPT) Ansyaad Mbai said the bomb terror that had continuously rocked Jakarta this week could be the work of "old players".
"Considering the raw materials and bomb detonator (used in the ’book bomb’), I think it could be the work of old players." he told participants of a seminar on the book bomb issue here Saturday.
Ansyaad Mbai argued that the bombs planted inside books the terrorists had sent to a number of important people this week had generally the same types as those ever made before. Therefore, the acts of terrorism through the book bombs were likely done by old players who had been recruited by "new operators", he said.
The book bomb terrorists could be from the old group of late Imam Samudra or a group which had nothing to do with the old one. The bomb makers could also be individuals who were inspired by the previous acts of terrorism, he said adding that the police had to reveal the book bomb cases and bring all perpetrators to court.
Ansyaad Mbai also warned the people of being more careful with and alert to any suspicious package sent by the people that they did not know. "If the packages are sent by unknown people and the contents are suspicious, please immediately report to the police," he said.
A series of bomb threats have rocked some parts of Indonesia this week. On Tuesday, four packages containing books with bombs planted in them were sent to Ulil Abshar Abdalla, activist of the Islam Liberal Network, Goris Mere, the chief of the National Anti-Narcotics Agency, Yapto Soeryosumarno, the chief of the Pancasila Youth organization, and Ahmad Dhani, a musician.
Then, a plastic bag containing a bomb was also found in Cibubur, Bogor district. A Bank Central Asia (BCA) building at Serpong Road, Banten Province, also received a bomb threat on Friday.
On Saturday, a church at Titi Papan Road in Medan, North Sumatran province, also received a bomb threat. However, a bomb planted in a book in Jakarta on Tuesday exploded and injured three people.
Indonesia has been fighting terrorist cells in the country since the 2002 Bali bombings that claimed 202 lives, including 88 Australian holiday makers. Two years before the terrorists attacked the resort island of Bali, Indonesia was rocked by the Christmas eve bombings in 2000.
The latest bombing incident occurred in July 2009. At that time, two suicide bombers simultaneously attacked two luxurious hotels in South Jakarta, killing several people.