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In Pictures: Jakarta hotel blasts
Simultaneous bomb blasts struck two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta on Friday [AFP]
Published On 17 Jul 2009
17 Jul 2009
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At least 11 people were killed and about 50 were injured [AFP]
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The blasts tore through the Ritz-Carlton and the nearby Marriott hotels within minutes of each other [AFP]
Many guests were having breakfast when the explosions took place [AFP]
Hotel staff and guests ran onto the streets outside the hotels [AFP]
The bombs went off in a restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton and in the basement of the Marriott [AFP]
Police evacuated people from the area surrounding the hotels in Jakarta's business district [AFP]
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The bombs were the first attacks on high-profile targets in the country in several years [AFP]