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The suicide bombers responsible for two fatal hotel attacks in Jakarta were challenged by hotel staff after exhibiting suspicious behavior moments before detonating their bombs, according to a Bloomberg report Monday.

The joint attacks on the Marriot and Ritz Carlton hotels in the Indonesian capital July 17 killed nine, including the bombers. Authorities suspect al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah is responsible.

In the Marriott, security guards tried to question the bomber, who was wearing a red backpack on his chest and pulling a luggage trolley behind him, as he approached a room hosting a meeting of CastleAsia executives. He told guards he was delivering a case to his boss and detonated the bomb as soon as he entered the room, according to Alan Orlob, the global head of security for Marriot International, Inc., who happened to be at the hotel during the attacks.

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