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Explosions at luxury hotels in Jakarta


July 17, 2009
AFP, Reuters

JAKARTA - At least nine people were killed and 41 were injured, many of them foreigners, when bombs exploded in two luxury hotels in central Jakarta on Friday, police said.

National police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said 14 foreigners were injured but a list of the wounded at a nearby hospital included the names of 18 foreigners.

Separately, Elshinta radio reported that police had found signs of explosives at the scene, said a Reuters update.

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Photos: AFP, Reuters

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