Bombed hotels in Jakarta to reopen today

The two luxury Jakarta hotels attacked by suicide bombers earlier this month will re-open today (Wednesday), staff confirmed.

The 17 July attacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton left nine dead and 53 injured, including Indonesians and foreigners at the blast in the Indonesian capital.

The Ritz-Carlton already has guests booked to stay on Wednesday night, said hotel spokeswoman Els Ramadhinta.

"We have reviewed everything from the incident and made some adjustments but I can't disclose what the changes are. Hopefully we will get some more bookings soon," she told Reuters news service.

The JW Marriott, which is adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton, will also open on today.

"We have guests booked for tonight and we also have quite a few future bookings," said spokeswoman Ina Ilmiaviatta.

Police have yet to identify the perpetrators but suspect Malaysian-born fugitive Noordin Top, who heads a splinter faction of the radical Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah, may have helped plan the attacks.

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By Gemma Sharkey

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