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Hotel explosions

July 17, 2009

There have been explosions at two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Police say nine people have been killed.

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Smoke billows from the Marriott hotel after the 2003 attack
Twelve people died in the 2003 attack on the Marriott hotelImage: AP

Police have confirmed blasts at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta, but are not yet able to say if the explosions were as a result of bombs.

Witnesses say the blasts, which occurred on Friday morning, went off within minutes of each other.

Police say nine people have been killed and at least 42 injured.

In 2003, Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah was believed to have been behind an attack on the Marriott hotel, when 12 people died.

Author: ca/avAP/AFP/dpa/Reuters
Editor: Nigel Tandy

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