In Their Own Words

"This was a cowardly act designed to create terror and chaos... I think we have to assume it is al-Qaeda."

"I am not afraid to say, though many have refused to say, that an al-Qaeda network exists in Indonesia. The bomb blast is related to al-Qaeda with the co-operation of local terrorists."

"People should get out of their minds that it can't happen here. It can, as it has happened to our own on our doorstep."

"It's impossible this was done by local people. From the size of the explosion it must have been done by foreigners—and most likely by America."

"We will do everything we possibly can to bear down on these people and eradicate this evil in our world."

"Outside it was awful, like something you'd see out of Vietnam. There were bodies everywhere."

"It is tragic, it's a brutal and inhuman act and my condolences and deepest sympathy for families who lost loved ones and are now grieving for them and of course those who were in hospital I wish a speedy recovery."