South East Asia’s most wanted terrorist was reportedly shot and killed by police officers who stormed a suspected militant hide-out in Indonesia today to end a 16-hour siege.

Explosive material recovered from the scene of two suicide bombings at hotels in the Indonesian capital is “identical” to that used by the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah in earlier attacks, police said today.

Suicide bombers posing as guests blew up two luxury Indonesian hotels today killing eight and injuring more than 50.

Suicide attackers are suspected of carrying out twin bomb attacks on hotels in downtown Jakarta which killed nine people and injured 50, a senior Indonesian politician said today.

A pair of powerful bombs exploded at two luxury hotels in an upmarket Jakarta business district today, killing nine and wounding at least 50, Indonesian officials said.