On July 17 , 2009 , two blasts ripped two Jakarta hotels , JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton , killing seven . It was the first serious attack for the country in five years . The police stated that it was committed by a more radical splinter group of JI , led by the man then dubbed as the most wanted terrorist in Southeast Asia , Noordin Top . Top was killed in a raid two months later on September 17 , 2009 in Solo , Central Java . All members of his cell were either killed or captured , including the recruiter and field coordinator of the attack , Ibrohim , killed on August 12 , 2009 , and the one said to be his successor , Syaifudin Zuhri , killed on October 9 , 2009 . After Top , many believed that terrorism in Indonesia had run out of charismatic leaders , and grew insignificant . According to South East Asian terrorism expert and director of the South East Asia International Crisis Group , Sidney Jones , Top 's death was " a huge blow for the extremist organizations in Indonesia and the region "
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