Tragedy at JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A pair of powerful bombs exploded at two luxury hotels in an upscale Jakarta business district Friday, killing 6 and wounding at least 29, officials said.
The blasts at the neighboring Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels blew out windows and scattered debris and glass across the street.
Dr. Cahyonod at the Jakarta Hospital said six people were killed. Police spokesman Col. Chrinanda Dwilaksana also put the death toll at six.
At another hospital, the Metropolitan Medical Center, a list of 29 names was posted of people it said were also wounded.
Alex Asmasubrata, who was jogging by the hotels, said he first heard a loud explosion at the Marriott. Five minutes later, a bomb followed at the Ritz.
The Marriott hotel was attacked in 2003, when 12 died.
Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah was blamed in that blast, but there has been a massive crackdown by anti-terror officials, and it has been more than three years since a major terrorist attack in Indonesia and the network. (Y!News)
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