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Blast Rocks Indonesian Capital
Fox ^ | 9-9-04

Posted on 09/08/2004 10:13:18 PM PDT by rdl6989

Blast Rocks Indonesian Capital Thursday, September 09, 2004

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful explosion near the Australian embassy in Jakarta (search) on Thursday killed at least three people and wounded many more, witnesses and officials said.

The source of the 10:15 a.m. blast outside the embassy in a business district in southern Jakarta was not immediately known.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaida; australia; australianembassy; indonesia; muslims; southeastasia; waronterror
It sure looks like Al-Qaida targeted Australia again.
1 posted on 09/08/2004 10:13:18 PM PDT by rdl6989
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"It sure looks like Al-Qaida targeted Australia again."

The terrorists want us standing alone in Iraq; or rather alone and on our knees; by November election. . .

2 posted on 09/08/2004 10:20:26 PM PDT by cricket (Put America back to work, Kerry: bring the outsourced 'Heinz 57' back to America!)
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To: cricket

Fox now reports 50 injured.


3 posted on 09/08/2004 10:39:41 PM PDT by rdl6989 (Kerry voted for the war before he voted against it?)
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To: cricket

They do want us cowering, hands in the air. This won't happen, no matter what they do.


4 posted on 09/08/2004 10:41:22 PM PDT by hershey
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http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10715372%255E1702,00.html is a link to an Australian news organization. They say 6 dead, 99 injured.


5 posted on 09/08/2004 10:52:27 PM PDT by rdl6989 (Kerry voted for the war before he voted against it?)
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October 9 is Election Day in Australia. Security was being tightened even today to avoid a "Madrid style attack."
see http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/105709/1/.html



6 posted on 09/08/2004 11:18:38 PM PDT by rdl6989 (Kerry voted for the war before he voted against it?)
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"They do want us cowering, hands in the air. This won't happen, no matter what they do."

Agree; but it could depend, however, on what we do. That would definitely fit the 'Kerry plan' for America's defense. He would raise his hands for us and fast. . .

7 posted on 09/09/2004 3:56:47 AM PDT by cricket (Put America back to work, Kerry: bring the outsourced 'Heinz 57' back to America!)
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