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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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Pakistan’s cabinet Wednesday, in a meeting chaired by prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, decided to invite prominent Islamic leaders from the around the world -- notably the imam or prayer leader of the mosque around the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia -- to urge Pakistanis to actively oppose suicide bombings.

The decision not only highlights a growing sense of desperation among Pakistani leaders to build up public support against the Taliban, but also highlights one of the most challenging areas faced by policy makers.

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Iran's supreme leader apologized to extremists from Iran's Islamic student movement Friday for not being able let them travel to the Gaza Strip to become suicide bombers in the fight against Israel.

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At least 14 suspected militants with alleged links to al Qaeda have been arrested in terror raids in two Belgian cities. Sources say three of them were allegedly involved in an imminent suicide attack, possibly targeting an EU summit.

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Britain's Sky television network has aired a documentary chronicling the end of a terminally ill American man's life, showing every last moment — including the one when Craig Ewert committed suicide.

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We’ll probably never know whether 15-year-old Rania al Ambaki was the victim of a breathtakingly cruel conspiracy, or a willing woman terrorist. She told Elizabeth Palmer she never wanted to kill anyone.

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