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US concerned about
unresolved grenade explosion in Jakarta
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ABC
AUSTRALIA
October
11, 2002
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US concerned about unresolved
grenade explosion in Jakarta
The United States is urging
Indonesian authorities to resolve the uncertainty surrounding a
grenade explosion last month near an unoccupied house belonging to
the US embassy.
American ambassador Ralph Boyce said after meeting Indonesia's
foreign minister Hassan Wirayudha that the US is naturally
concerned.
It is the first comment by a US official indicating that the
blast, which killed one of the suspected assailants, might have
been an attempted attack on American facilities.
The American State Department said after the September 23 blast
there was no indication that US Embassy properties were targeted.
Police had earlier said the blast was connected with attempts to
collect a debt from the owner of a house two doors from the
embassy building, and was not aimed at US facilities.
Jakarta's police chief says his team is having difficulty
investigating the blast because a key suspect is refusing to
speak.
11/10/2002
23:04:59 | ABC Radio Australia News
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