Twin blasts in Jakarta's luxury hotels, 9 killed
Jakarta: Two powerful explosions hit the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday morning, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, police and media reports said. Jakarta police spokesman Chrysnanda said nine people were confirmed dead in the apparent attack, but media reports put the death toll at eight, including four foreigners.
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Image: Police officers inspect the damage at J.W. Marriott hotel after a bomb went off in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, July 17, 2009. Bombs exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz, police said.
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