Blasts Kill 8 At 2 Indonesian Luxury Hotels

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 07/17/2009 - 6:48am

Officials say at least eight people are dead and dozens injured after bombings at two luxury hotels in Indonesia.

The security minister says the blasts in downtown Jakarta happened two minutes apart and were caused by "high explosives."

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so sad to hear this ...

so sad to hear this ...

Sad

it is just incredible, and a shame on the man kind, how can a Humar being kill its fellow human beings...i am just disgusted to hear this.

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