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Explosions at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the Marriott Hotel in central Jakarta

Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels – Explosions have hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing at least six people, including foreigners, and injuring a number of others.
“There were explosions heard from two separate places, one the JW Marriott, the other in the Ritz Carlton. We are still trying to check because right now we are still helping the victims,” South Jakarta Police Chief Firman Santyabudi told Indonesian Metro TV.
Reports say one Australian has been slightly injured.
The first explosion is reported to have happened at the JW Marriott hotel in central Jakarta just a few blocks away from the Australian embassy at about 8.00am this morning (local time).
Later there was reportedly another explosion on the first floor of the Ritz Carlton hotel, directly opposite, with windows being blown out of the hotel’s restaurant.
“I heard two sounds like ‘boom, boom’ coming from the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton. Then I saw people running out,” security guard Eko Susanto told AFP.
Police have sealed off the area near the Ritz-Carlton and the JW Marriott, an AFP correspondent said.
Witness Intan told TV One one of the explosions wrecked the lobby of the Plaza Mutiara building.
“I was having breakfast on level 16, I heard an explosion and went down to the first floor and it was a mess. I saw foreigners all bloody, about three to five of them, badly wounded,” she said.
“I saw some people being carried into a Mercedes. There was a lot of them in there, they were having trouble closing the doors,” a witness, who gave her name as Mery, told ElShinta.
DFAT says officials in Jakarta are urgently trying to identify if any Australians have been injured in the explosions.
It says anyone with concern for family and friends in the area should first try to contact them directly before calling the Department’s consular emergency centre.
The number is 1300 555 135.
The explosions come two weeks after presidential elections in Indonesia

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25 Responses to “Explosions at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the Marriott Hotel in central Jakarta”

  1. Latest development …
    Latest development The two bom executor is 15 and 17 years old, they just a kid this is the fact the Malaysian mother er terrorist brain wash them you Malaysian we hate you so much.

  2. There’s a lot of …
    There’s a lot of terrorist, this one is making terror to make Indonesia as if as terrorist nest ….

  3. We are wondering …
    We are wondering why Noordin m Top a Malaysian terrorist mother er never bom his own country, why Abu Bakar Baasyir another Malaysian mother er set up his Jemaah Islamiah network in Indonesia, why Malaysian country never intend to help Indonesian to capture their terrorist citizen? Is there a big conspiracy behind this? is it Malaysian government actually supported them? Who know.

  4. jangan hancurkan my …
    jangan hancurkan my fave restaurant ):

    long live jakarta!

  5. ITS TERRORIST! …
    ITS TERRORIST! WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!

  6. This is Malaysian …
    This is Malaysian ing terrorist job … your ing Noordin M Top staying at Mariod hotel for a week in room 1808 …. he was behind this you Malaysian er … you Malaysian who behind this …. to all people in the world it is ing Malaysian who do this … you er.

  7. mercuryrazvedka on August 8th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    Watch ‘Loose Change …
    Watch ‘Loose Change’ and ‘Terror Storm’ and WAKE UP.

  8. anakjakartasejati on August 8th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    Jangan hancurkan …
    Jangan hancurkan kotaku….

  9. Yes.. to make our …
    Yes.. to make our country look bad all over the world.. but they can`t!!

  10. No this is not …
    No this is not terorism my friend, this is just an attemption to make indonesia’s image look bad by using Islam as terorism Image ….

  11. This is truly …
    This is truly TERRORISM!! Someone in the name of GOD, but they never knew which one truth or false, coz they dont have a heart!! Is not religion issues.. Every religion in this world teach us to love each others, not to hurt each others.. and ISLAM too!!

  12. its just so sad to …
    its just so sad to see the world turns to violence so makes a statement……do you all actually stop and took notice to the creation that is right in front of your eyes…..IS ALL THIS HATRED NECESSARY…….come on man wise up……please don be selfish and don pretend that all of us aren’t,cos if thats the case, the whole world wouldn’t be as chaotic as it is now…..peace….islam is love

  13. bgmn anak negri tdk …
    bgmn anak negri tdk kabur ke ngra lain klo gn cranya!tdk ada rasa aman di negeri sendiri!knp sih ada terorism?ga bsa ya qta smua hidup damai?cukuplah mnjelekkan negri sendiri!dan bagi pihak2 dari luar negara kami,yg brusaha untuk m’provokatori negeri ini,pergilah!dan sadarlah kalian bhwa AZAB ALLAH itu NYATA!!kalian pasti akan mdpat balasan nya!
    jgn prnah menganggap nyawa manusia itu TDK ADA ARTINYA!smg Allah SWT bs m’berikan hidayah kpd kalian.sadarlah segera dan kembalilah ke jln yg bnar!

  14. fuck ur nasty …
    ur nasty family, please shut the up, u stupid porki pig

  15. CloveredCinnamon on August 8th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    are you nuts? there …
    are you nuts? there are people dying! this isn’t fun at all!!

  16. lah teroris teroris …
    lah teroris teroris geuleuh san aing mah ….adukeun ku dewek mah jeung domba garut erek ??????!!!!! menta aing bom na jang ngala lauk di walungan …..huh …..rek ngaruksak mah montong di indonesia ….jug indit ka planet nibiru ….sugan we panggih jeung jin ifrit rajana …geus lah dewek cape nulisna (I’m using this language because we are cannot speak indonesian language i’m from the jungle …that’s it for now oke baybeh hua ha ha ha ha ha …..you are going to die hey terorris ….goblig!

  17. ledakan gen set ato …
    ledakan gen set ato apa lah itu…..mang terlalu menutup nutupi,yang pasti kejadian ini mencoreng nama bangsa indonesia sebagai populasi moslem terbanyak di indonesia

  18. FUCK YOUR MOTHER IS …
    YOUR MOTHER IS VERY GOOD,ASS HOLE!!!!
    ah!ah!AH!ah!AH!

  19. mashed tv bodo …
    mashed tv bodo konek pendek

  20. Latest bom in …
    Latest bom in Marriot hotel Jakarta …. This is Malaysian ing terrorist job … your ing Noordin M Top staying at Mariod hotel for a week in room 1808 …. he was behind this you Malaysian er … you Malaysian who behind this …. to all people in the world it is ing Malaysian who do this … you er.

  21. good report..
    fuck …
    good report..
    fuck terrorist.lol

  22. stop pointing at …
    stop pointing at religions (or at anything) when you’re the least exposed to facts

  23. fuck malaysian …
    malaysian terrorist and noordin mohammed

  24. Fuckin Terrorist!!! …
    in Terrorist!!! :( (

  25. good for america …
    good for america and british…

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