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Blasts strike two Jakarta hotels 'Fatal' blasts hit Jakarta hotels
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Explosions have hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, say police reports. At least four people have been killed in two separate explosions at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, say reports.
The country's Metro TV reported that one blast was heard and felt at the Ritz-Carlton and another hit the Marriott Hotel. The country's Metro TV reported that one blast hit the Ritz-Carlton and the other, the Marriott Hotel.
At least three people were injured in the Marriott blast, the Associated Press quoted police as saying.At least three people were injured in the Marriott blast, the Associated Press quoted police as saying.
One witness told Reuters some windows on the lowers floors of the Ritz-Carlton hotel had been shattered. South Jakarta police Col Firman Bundi said four who died were foreigners, reported AP.
"There were explosions heard from two separate places, one the JW Marriott, the other in the Ritz Carlton," South Jakarta Police Chief Firman Santyabudi told AP.
"We are still trying to check because right now we are still helping the victims," he said.
Myra Junor witnessed the blasts from a nearby building and said windows on the lower floors of the Ritz-Carlton had shattered.
The two hotels are in Jakarta's central business district.
The explosions come two weeks after presidential elections in Indonesia.