An Islamist blog that claims to represent "Al Qaeda in Indonesia" said the group, led by Noordin Mohammed Top, is responsible for the bombings at two five-star hotels in Jakarta this month. The statement said the attack was a "martyrdom operation for jihad'' to obtain "retribution for the deeds of America and its agents against our Muslim brothers and holy warriors in all corners of the world.'' Top is the leader of the Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad, a splinter group of Jemaah Islamiyah.
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