Terrorists Attack Jakarta Indonesia Luxury Hotels

Death toll now at least 6 people, at least 4 of whom are foreigners.

CNN Breaking News: An explosion tore through the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in south Jakarta, Indonesia, witnesses told local media.

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BBC: ‘Fatal’ blasts hit Jakarta hotels

At least four people have been killed in two separate explosions at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, reports say.

The country’s Metro TV reported that one blast hit the Ritz-Carlton and the other, the Marriott Hotel.

At least three people were injured in the Marriott blast, the Associated Press quoted police as saying.

One witness told Reuters some windows on the lowers floors of the Ritz-Carlton hotel had been shattered.

“There were explosions heard from two separate places, one the JW Marriott, the other in the Ritz Carlton,” South Jakarta Police Chief Firman Santyabudi told AP.

“We are still trying to check because right now we are still helping the victims,” he said.

MSNBC: Bombs hit 2 hotels in Indonesia, police say

Blasts hit the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta, ripping the facade off the Ritz.