Friday, July 17, 2009

Jakarta twin blasts kill 9 , injure 48

Indonesia : At least nine people have been killed and four dozens more injured when explosions ripped through two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, authorities say.

The blasts shocked early on Friday at about 0730 local time the Marriott Hotel and the nearby Ritz-Carlton Hotel in central Jakarta's business district, Indonesia's Metro TV reported.

Earlier reports suggested that six people were killed in back-to-back blasts, but failed to give an account of injuries.

Some foreigners are known to be among the dead while several were being taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Health ministry sources now say the death toll may rise as many of the injured are in serious conditions.

Jakarta has been targeted by the militants for several times over some past years.

The deadly attacks on two nightclubs in Bali in October 2002 killed 202 people, including many Australian.

More than a dozen people perished in 2003 when a lethal attack targeted the Marriott in 2003.

Nine people lost their lives in an attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta in 2004.

During this news Malaysia attentions to Hotel and big shopping center for take care of people.












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