BBC is just reporting that a series of blasts in Jakarta have hit the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott, both luxury hotels owned by American hotelier Marriott International.
Destruction in Jakarta, courtesy BBC
Up to 6 are reported dead. According to the article:
Television footage showed the facade of one of the hotels had been torn off by the blast.
… ambulances are present and security is extremely tight.
Over the past few days, personnel at a US-owned mines in the Indonesian province of Papua have also been attacked, resulting in 3 fatalities.
No suspects have been found for either set of attacks nor have any groups taken responsibility. The Indonesian government, however, claims that foreign NGOs may be behind the Papua killings.
