Nine killed, 50 injured in deadly explosions at two Jakarta hotels

September 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Indonesia's most wanted Islamic militant, Noordin Mohammed Top, was among four people killed in a raid on a house in Central Java province, the country's police chief said Thursday. Police besieged the suspected safe house before midnight Wednesday after arresting two people hours earlier.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama condemned Friday the bombing of two prominent hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more. "The American people stand by the Indonesian people in this difficult time and the US government stands ready to help the Indonesian government respond to and recover from these outrageous attacks," Obama said in a statement.

July 17th, 2009 Police: Bombs at Jakarta hotels kill 4 foreignersJAKARTA, Indonesia — Bombs exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz and killing at least four foreigners, police said. The head of the Health Ministry crisis center, Rustam Pakaya, said at least two people were seriously injured, including one New Zealander.

July 17th, 2009 Officials: Jakarta hotel blasts kill 9, wound 50JAKARTA, Indonesia — A pair of powerful explosions at two luxury hotels 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.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned Friday the bombing of two prominent hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens. "We condemn these senseless acts of violence and stand ready to provide assistance if the Indonesian government requests us to do so," Clinton, who was arriving in India Friday at the start of a week-long trip to Asia, said in a statement.

July 17th, 2009 Recent deadly attacks targeting hotelsDeadly attacks targeting hotels in recent years: — July 17, 2009: A pair of bombs explode at the neighboring Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. — June 9, 2009: A huge bomb explodes at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 11 people and wounding 70.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Latest reports in Indonesian capital Jakarta say that the death toll in two bomb blasts at luxury hotels on Friday has gone up from nine to twelve, while the injured list is still pegged at 50. A foreign news agency also reported that police in neighbouring Malaysia have stepped up security in major hotels and shopping malls across the country in the wake of the bombings.

July 17th, 2009 Clinton: US prepared to help IndonesiansPRAGUE — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned Friday's hotel bombing in Jakarta and said the United States is prepared to provide assistance if requested by the Indonesian government.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Two powerful explosions hit the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in the Indonesian capital Friday morning, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, police and media reports said. Jakarta police spokesman Chrysnanda said six people were confirmed dead in the apparent attack, but media reports put the death toll at eight, including four foreigners.

July 17th, 2009 Officials: 6 dead, 18 injured in Indonesian blastsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police and hospital officials say six people have been killed and at least 18 injured in a pair of powerful blasts in downtown Jakarta. Dr. Cahyonod at the Jakarta Hospital said six people were killed in explosions at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels Friday morning.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - At least eight people were killed in two powerful explosions at the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels Friday morning in the Indonesian capital, media reports said. Jakarta police officials said four foreigners died in the apparent attack, but media reports put the toll at eight.

July 17th, 2009 Bombs explode at 2 hotels in Indonesian capitalJAKARTA, Indonesia — Bombs have exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz. Police say at least four people are injured.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Latest reports in Indonesian capital Jakarta say that the death toll in two bomb blasts at luxury hotels on Friday has gone up from nine to twelve, while the injured list is still pegged at 50. A foreign news agency also reported that police in neighbouring Malaysia have stepped up security in major hotels and shopping malls across the country in the wake of the bombings.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Two people were killed in another explosion in north Jakarta just two hours after blasts in two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital killed at least six people Friday, reports said. A bomb-laden car exploded at a freeway gate of Muara Angke of north Jakarta around 10.30 a.m., killing two people and injuring several others, local television channels reported.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - At least four people were killed and several injured in explosions at Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels here Friday morning, a media report said. The first blast took place at 7.55 a.m.