A Bomb in Jakarta Business District

nita madjid

Junior Member
Assalamualaikum wr.wb.

A bomb exploded earlier this morning (Indonesia time), at the lobby of JW Marriot Jakarta. Four people (tentative numbers) are reported dead. One of them is a New Zealander.

No particular person or organization claim responsibility on the bombing.
 

Rustandi

الفقير الى الله
just adding something

:salam2:

High explosion happened around 7:40 A.M in JW MARRIOTS and RITZ CARLTON, Jakarta Indonesia. According to the news, the first bomb exploded at JW MARRIOTT around 7:40 A.M and the second bomb happened in RITZ CARLTON 10 minutes after that. The bomb exploded in the basement and destroyed 2 floors in RITZ CARLTON and one floor in JW MARRIOTS. Until I wrote this hot news at 11:30 A.M , there have been around 45 people become victims and 9 of them are dead. Most or the victims are both hotel employees and some of them are hotels’ guests. One of the dead guest is the CEO of Holcim Indonesia, Mr. Timothy Mckay.

All the victims are being healed in some hospitals in Jakarta, such Medistra Hospital, Jakarta Hospital and MMC Hospitals.

source http://edisamsuri.net/2009/07/bomb-explosion-in-jw-marriots-and-ritz.html

and from another link

Bomb Exploded in JW Marriot Hotel, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta
Posted by Once at 8:33 AM

Friday, 17 July 2009. The explosion occurred in Regions Mega Kuningan, Jakarta precisely at the Marriot Grand Hotel Lobby. Explosion that occurred in Marriot Hotel exploded at around 7:45 to 7:50 WIB. A restaurant is not far from the explosion source, smithers. Smoke clearly visible comes from the JW Marriot Hotel Lobby. Explosion at the Mega Kuningan area is suspected as a bomb is deliberately diledakkan by terrorists. Not yet clear how many victims of explosion that occurred in the Mega Kuningan area.

The explosion happened in Marriot Hotel Lobby is large enough and the glass building that is building around the JW Marriot. Explosion at the Marriot Hotel is the second time that happened in Marriot Hotel previous GW Marriot hotel had been the terrorist target at 5th August 2003, 150 people injured. According to the news in ANTV second explosion occurred in the Ritz Carlton.

Based on information from ANTV, explosion occurred twice, the first large-scale explosion and a second smaller scale. The first explosion occurred in the JW Marriot and the second occurred in Ritz Carlton Hotel.

source http://lawyer-ones.blogspot.com/2009/07/bomb-exploded-in-gw-marriot-hotel-mega.html

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sorry i can only find the vids in indonesian language cause its hard to find an english one.
 
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