Malfunctioned bomb proves that terrorist planned to kill more people in Jakarta: Police

Jakarta, July 25 (ANI): The discovery of a third bomb at Jakarta's JW Marriott hotel, planted to explode before two massive blasts killed nine people, has sparked speculation that Islamist terrorists intended to kill more people.

The explosion of the first bomb on the 18th floor of the hotel would have caused guests to run downstairs into the ground floor public areas where a suicide bomber could have been waiting, The Age reports.

One suicide bomber detonated a massive blast in a breakfast gathering of top business people in a private lounge of the Marriott.

Two minutes later, another bomber detonated a blast that ripped through a restaurant in the nearby Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

At least nine people were killed, including three Australians. More than 50 others were injured.

The head the national police public relations division, Yoga Ana, told journalists the bomb found in room 1808 of the Marriott was active when police found it shortly after the blasts.t had been set to explode before the first suicide bomb at 7.43 am.

Islamist terrorists have often exploded one bomb, closely followed by another, to maximise casualties, including in the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 88 Australians.

While suspicions of the organiser of the attacks have centred on a Noordin Top, a militant who uses a twisted brand of Islam to justify his actions. (ANI)