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August 05, 2003
Djakarta toll: 13 Dead, 149 Injured

Updating Earlier Post, the death toll is now 13 and is expected to rise.

From Reuters/AP via the Sydney Morning Herald

Jakarta: A powerful bomb outside the Marriott Hotel in downtown Jakarta today killed at least 13 people, including one Australian, and wounded more than 100 others in what officials said was likely a suicide attack.

Indonesian police spokesman Zainury Lubis says the death toll includes three foreigners - one American, one Australian and one Malaysian. Two Australians and several New Zealanders were reported among the injured.

"The blast was caused by a car bomb,'' National Police Detective Chief Erwin Mappaseng told AFP at the scene. Indonesian Police Chief General Da'i Bachtiar later also confirmed that the blast was caused by a car bomb, a multipurpose, Indonesian-assembled Kijang van.

The SMH site has much more detail, other articles, and photos.

Posted by Alan Brain at August 5, 2003 09:12 AM | TrackBack
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