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| Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels | Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels |
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| At least nine people have been killed, including two suspected suicide bombers, in two blasts at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. | At least nine people have been killed, including two suspected suicide bombers, in two blasts at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. |
| One explosion hit the Ritz-Carlton, ripping off its facade, and the other the JW Marriott. As many as 50 people were hurt, including many foreigners. | One explosion hit the Ritz-Carlton, ripping off its facade, and the other the JW Marriott. As many as 50 people were hurt, including many foreigners. |
| At least one attacker was a guest at the JW Marriott, police said. | At least one attacker was a guest at the JW Marriott, police said. |
| President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has visited the scene and condemned "the cruel and inhuman attack". | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has visited the scene and condemned "the cruel and inhuman attack". |
| No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts. One foreign national has been confirmed dead - a New Zealander. | No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts. One foreign national has been confirmed dead - a New Zealander. |
| See map of area | See map of area |
| Indonesia suffered a number of bomb attacks - mainly linked to the militant group Jemaah Islamiah - in the first years of the century, but has since been praised for its campaigns against militants. | Indonesia suffered a number of bomb attacks - mainly linked to the militant group Jemaah Islamiah - in the first years of the century, but has since been praised for its campaigns against militants. |
| 'Barbaric' | 'Barbaric' |
| President Yudhoyono said Friday's attacks were carried out by a suspected terrorist group, though he said it was "too early to say" if Jemaah Islamiah was involved. | President Yudhoyono said Friday's attacks were carried out by a suspected terrorist group, though he said it was "too early to say" if Jemaah Islamiah was involved. |
| He added: "Those who carried out this attack and those who planned it will be arrested and tried according to the law. | He added: "Those who carried out this attack and those who planned it will be arrested and tried according to the law. |
| I heard two sounds like 'boom, boom' coming from the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton - then I saw people running out Eko Susanto, security guard In pictures: Jakarta hotel blasts Eyewitnesses: Jakarta attacks Attack waiting to happen? | I heard two sounds like 'boom, boom' coming from the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton - then I saw people running out Eko Susanto, security guard In pictures: Jakarta hotel blasts Eyewitnesses: Jakarta attacks Attack waiting to happen? |
| "This act of terrorism... will have wide effects on our economy, trade, tourism and image in the eyes of the world." | "This act of terrorism... will have wide effects on our economy, trade, tourism and image in the eyes of the world." |
| The attacks, with homemade bombs, were on the basement car park of the Marriott and a restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton, police said. | The attacks, with homemade bombs, were on the basement car park of the Marriott and a restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton, police said. |
| Police said that two suicide bombers were involved, and at least one attacker, and possibly more, was staying at the Marriott. | Police said that two suicide bombers were involved, and at least one attacker, and possibly more, was staying at the Marriott. |
| An unexploded bomb and other explosives material were found in room 1808, which officials said was the "control centre" of the attacks. | An unexploded bomb and other explosives material were found in room 1808, which officials said was the "control centre" of the attacks. |
| National police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said: "We still don't know who booked room 1808." | National police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said: "We still don't know who booked room 1808." |
| Gen Wahyono said a suicide bomber was suspected of carrying out the car park attack as a severed head was found there. | Gen Wahyono said a suicide bomber was suspected of carrying out the car park attack as a severed head was found there. |
| AT THE SCENE Karishma Vaswani, BBC News, Jakarta | AT THE SCENE Karishma Vaswani, BBC News, Jakarta |
| It was a scene of confusion and chaos outside the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels this morning. Ambulances and security forces arriving at the hotels came to rescue the injured and treat anyone who was hurt. | It was a scene of confusion and chaos outside the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels this morning. Ambulances and security forces arriving at the hotels came to rescue the injured and treat anyone who was hurt. |
| People milled around outside, onlookers wondering what had happened as hotel staff and guests stood around shocked on the streets. The blasts took place at breakfast time in one of the most prestigious areas in Jakarta's commercial centre. | People milled around outside, onlookers wondering what had happened as hotel staff and guests stood around shocked on the streets. The blasts took place at breakfast time in one of the most prestigious areas in Jakarta's commercial centre. |
| Many Indonesians we spoke to this morning told us how shocked and upset they were by what had happened here today and how worried they are about the damage this will do to the reputation of their country. | Many Indonesians we spoke to this morning told us how shocked and upset they were by what had happened here today and how worried they are about the damage this will do to the reputation of their country. |
| New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key confirmed a New Zealand national was among the dead. | New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key confirmed a New Zealand national was among the dead. |
| Reuters news agency named him as Tim Mackay, president director of PT Holcim Indonesia, quoting the company's marketing director Patrick Walser. | Reuters news agency named him as Tim Mackay, president director of PT Holcim Indonesia, quoting the company's marketing director Patrick Walser. |
| Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd condemned the attacks as "barbaric". | Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd condemned the attacks as "barbaric". |
| He said he had "grave concerns" for an embassy official and two other missing Australians. | He said he had "grave concerns" for an embassy official and two other missing Australians. |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said they were "senseless" and that the threat of terrorism remained "very real". | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said they were "senseless" and that the threat of terrorism remained "very real". |
| The Manchester United football team was due to arrive in Indonesia on Saturday and was booked to stay at the Ritz-Carlton. | The Manchester United football team was due to arrive in Indonesia on Saturday and was booked to stay at the Ritz-Carlton. |
| The team have now called off the Indonesian leg of their tour, saying they "cannot fulfil the fixture in Jakarta" against an Indonesia Super League XI on 20 July. | The team have now called off the Indonesian leg of their tour, saying they "cannot fulfil the fixture in Jakarta" against an Indonesia Super League XI on 20 July. |
| The two blasts, in Jakarta's central business district, occurred at about 0730 (0030 GMT). | The two blasts, in Jakarta's central business district, occurred at about 0730 (0030 GMT). |
| INDONESIA ATTACKS Dec 2000 - Church bombings kill 19Oct 2002 - Bali attacks kill 202, many Australian Dec 2002 - Sulawesi McDonalds blast kills three Aug 2003 - Jakarta Marriott Hotel bomb kills 12 Sept 2004 - Bomb outside Australian embassy in Jakarta Sept 2005: Suicide attacks in Bali leave 23 dead, including bombers Indonesia braces for tourism blow Man Utd tour at risk Profile: Jemaah Islamiah | INDONESIA ATTACKS Dec 2000 - Church bombings kill 19Oct 2002 - Bali attacks kill 202, many Australian Dec 2002 - Sulawesi McDonalds blast kills three Aug 2003 - Jakarta Marriott Hotel bomb kills 12 Sept 2004 - Bomb outside Australian embassy in Jakarta Sept 2005: Suicide attacks in Bali leave 23 dead, including bombers Indonesia braces for tourism blow Man Utd tour at risk Profile: Jemaah Islamiah |
| Businessman Geoffrey Head, who was in the Ritz Carlton, told the BBC he did not hear the blast but that his colleagues had called him after it happened to tell him to leave the building. | Businessman Geoffrey Head, who was in the Ritz Carlton, told the BBC he did not hear the blast but that his colleagues had called him after it happened to tell him to leave the building. |
| "I looked out of the window - I could see down to ground level and I saw there was a lot of broken glass. I thought it was time to actually get out." | "I looked out of the window - I could see down to ground level and I saw there was a lot of broken glass. I thought it was time to actually get out." |
| Mr Head said there had been no warning to evacuate the building. | Mr Head said there had been no warning to evacuate the building. |
| "The surreal thing was going down in the elevator and walking through the lobby and looking across to my left and noticing the cafe was completely blown out," he said. | "The surreal thing was going down in the elevator and walking through the lobby and looking across to my left and noticing the cafe was completely blown out," he said. |
| A 50-year-old South Korean man, Cho In-sang, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. | A 50-year-old South Korean man, Cho In-sang, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
| "I don't remember exactly but suddenly the ceiling is falling down and the sound was big," he said. | "I don't remember exactly but suddenly the ceiling is falling down and the sound was big," he said. |
| Anti-terror training | Anti-terror training |
| Consular staff are trying to track their nationals, and Australia issued a warning against unnecessary travel to Indonesia. | Consular staff are trying to track their nationals, and Australia issued a warning against unnecessary travel to Indonesia. |
| The attacks come just weeks after the peaceful presidential elections. | The attacks come just weeks after the peaceful presidential elections. |
| The country of 240 million people has been praised in recent years for maintaining a pluralist democracy while finding and punishing radical Islamists responsible for a series of bombings more than five years ago. | The country of 240 million people has been praised in recent years for maintaining a pluralist democracy while finding and punishing radical Islamists responsible for a series of bombings more than five years ago. |
| Attacks on two nightclubs in Bali in October 2002 killed 202 people, most of them Australian. | Attacks on two nightclubs in Bali in October 2002 killed 202 people, most of them Australian. |
| The Marriott Hotel was the target of a bomb attack in August 2003 in which 13 people were killed. | The Marriott Hotel was the target of a bomb attack in August 2003 in which 13 people were killed. |
| Since then, a combination of new laws, anti-terror training, international cooperation and reintegration measures have kept Indonesia peaceful, analysts have said. | Since then, a combination of new laws, anti-terror training, international cooperation and reintegration measures have kept Indonesia peaceful, analysts have said. |
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