Jakarta – A granade that had failed to detonate was reportedly thrown at the residence of Aceh Sabulussalam Party chairman Alimuddin Jabat early Monday morning.

Aceh Sabululssalam Party deputy chairman Nurdin Ramli told tempointeraktif.com that the incident had left the house slightly damaged. "The rooftop and several lamps were damaged in the attack," he said by phone.

Jabat and family were resting at home in the attack. Jabat's son Mulyadi was said to have witnessed two of the attackers, but was not able to identify them. Mulyadi said the perpetrators had ridden a motorcycle.

"Mulyadi managed to chase after them but could not keep up, now the police are combing the area in their investigation into the case," Ramli said.

Central Aceh Party spokesman Adnan Beuransyah regretted the attack. "This is another form of intimidation against us in the run up to the 2009 election," he said. (amr)