Posted on 08/04/2003 11:16:37 PM PDT by HAL9000
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- An explosion outside a Marriot Hotel in downtown Jakarta killed four people on Tuesday, radio reports said.It was not immediately clear whether the blast was caused by a bomb. However, since last year's terrorist bombings in Bali, which killed 202 people, authorities have warned that more attacks were likely.
"I saw four badly burned bodies on the street," a reporter from Jakarta's El Shinta radio station said, adding that two cars nearby were on fire.
Brig. Gen. Edward Aritonang, a police spokesman, said he had heard the report and that officers were on their way to the hotel.
Black smoke could be seen rising from the front of the hotel, located in a district where many foreign embassies are housed, an Associated Press reporter on the scene said.
The hotel's lobby plate glass windows were shattered, but it was not immediately clear how much damage had been caused to the structure.
Blast Rocks Hotel in Indonesia's Capital
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A big blast rocked a hotel in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Tuesday, and one witness saw cars burning in front of the building and several victims being taken away.
Asked about the explosion, Jakarta police detective Andi Chaeruddin told Reuters: "We are still investigating, but that's correct, there is an explosion.
Indonesia: explosion in a hotel with Jakarta, several deaths according to witnesses
An explosion occurred Tuesday with the hotel of luxury Marriott de Jakarta and several witnesses affirm to have seen several killed people.
According to testimonys', the explosion damaged the restaurant and part of the hall while the panes of the windows of the frontage flew in glare on several stages.
A fire was declared at the ground floors of the hotel and several cars been parked in front of the entry of the establishment were damage.
The sector was buckled and prohibited access to the public. Witnesses present on the spot affirmed with a radio to have seen several corpses known the places. The telephone of the hotel did not answer the calls.
The police force confirmed that there was an explosion well but refused to give precise details.
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