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Bombs explode at Jakarta hotels:
July 17, 2009 - 11:21AM
Police say bombs have exploded at two hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
The facade of the Ritz-Carlton hotel was blown off in one blast this morning and another explosion hit the Marriott hotel, police said.
Updated 7 minutes ago
Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels
The blown-out facade of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 17, 2009.
Target: Blown out windows at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta
Explosions have hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing at least six people, including foreigners, and injuring a number of others. (two Australians)
"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.
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.
Windows have been blown out of a restaurant at the Ritz Carlton.
A terrorist attack at the same Marriott Hotel in 2003 killed 12 people and left 150 injured.
"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.
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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