Marriott Hotel & Ritz Carlton in Jakarta Bombed
Last Updated on Friday, 17 July 2009 11:11 Posted by Aswana Friday, 17 July 2009 11:04
Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels
 The hotels are in Jakarta's central business district |
At least six people have been killed in two separate explosions at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, police say.
The country's Metro TV reported that one blast hit the Ritz-Carlton and the other, the Marriott Hotel.
Television footage showed the facade of one of the hotels had been torn off by the blast.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani, outside the Marriott, said ambulances are present and security is extremely tight.
South Jakarta police Col Firman Bundi said four people who died were foreigners, reported AP.
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"There were explosions heard from two separate places, one the JW Marriott, the other in the Ritz Carlton," he said.
"We are still trying to check because right now we are still helping the victims," he said.
Myra Junor, who witnessed the blasts from a nearby building, told Reuters windows on the lower floors of the Ritz-Carlton had shattered.
Ambulances are continuing to arrive on the scene and there is a heavy police presence, says our correspondent.
The two hotels are in Jakarta's central business district.
The explosions come two weeks after presidential elections in Indonesia.
A photo posted on Twitter purportedly shows smoke from the Ritz-Carlton in Jakarta.
