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To: Steelfish

Blasts Hit Two Luxury Hotels in Jakarta, 9 Killed
Friday, July 17, 2009

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A pair of powerful explosions killed nine and wounded at least 50 people in an upscale Jakarta neighborhood Friday morning, sending debris and glass flying onto the streets.

Anti-terror forces were at the scenes of both blasts, but did not yet want to speculate about the possibility of an attack by militants.

“There were bodies on the ground, one of them had no stomach,” said a man who lives near the hotels and who arrived at the Marriott before emergency services. “It was terrible.”

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The blasts were caused by “high explosives,” Security Minister Widodo Adi Sucipto told reporters at the scene, without elaborating. He said they exploded two minutes apart.

He said a New Zealander was among those killed, and that thirteen other foreigners were among the injured.

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If tou’re so excited about thism why didn’t you bother to post some information on it or do you just like dinging FOX?


17 posted on 07/16/2009 9:28:24 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh

Yep, I am watching to see up to the minute news, Hannity is busy re-bovilating while CNN is actually showing news live..go figure...


21 posted on 07/16/2009 9:30:14 PM PDT by gman992
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To: nmh

Yep, I am watching to see up to the minute news, Hannity is busy re-bovilating while CNN is actually showing news live..go figure...They did the same thing with the SEAL rescue in the Middle East and every other major news happening...


24 posted on 07/16/2009 9:30:58 PM PDT by gman992
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