JAKARTA, Indonesia — Bombs exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital today, ripping the facade off the Ritz, killing at least six people and injuring 36, police said.
Dr. Cahyonod at the Jakarta Hospital said six people were killed. Police spokesman Col. Chrinanda Dwilaksana also put the death toll at six. Hospital officials reported 36 wounded, including 11 foreigners.
Debris and shattered glass littered the street outside, and ambulances were being shuttled into the area.
Alex Asmasubrata, who was jogging by the hotels, said he first heard a loud explosion at the Marriott. Five minutes later, a bomb followed at the Ritz. He saw four bodies inside the Marriott.
The Marriott hotel was attacked in 2003, when 12 died. Southeast Asian terrorism network Jemaah Islamiyah was blamed for that blast. It has been more than three years since a major terrorist attack in Indonesia. The Associated Press
