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Jakarta law enforcement authorities have said a coordinated pattern of bomb attacks this morning on two luxury hotels in the centre of the capital have killed nine and injured many more.
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The explosions, which took place at around eight in the morning local time, were reported to have occurred at the JW Marriott hotel in the centre of the city with a second at the luxury Ritz Carlton, a few blocks away, just minutes later.
The JW Marriott was the focus of a similar terrorist attack in 2003 which killed 12 people and left 150 injured.
"There were explosions heard from two separate places, one the JW Marriott, the other in the Ritz Carlton. We are still trying to check because right now we are still helping the victims," South Jakarta Police Chief Firman Santyabudi told Indonesian Metro TV this morning.
Indonesian law enforcement officials confirmed the blasts were from "high explosives" but have released no further details including who they suspect is to blame for the attacks.
Today marked the day when recently re-elected President Susilo Bambamg Yudhoyono was sworn in as president two weeks after winning elections however whether the two events are linked has yet to be confirmed.
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