Thursday, July 16, 2009

Bomb Rock 2 Hotels in Jakarta


Explosion occurred in the Mega Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan, Jumat (17 / 7), at 07:50, exactly in the lobby Hotel JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton Hotel. Is this indication of terrorism in Indonesia back in action?

This event is back on the explosion at the JW Marriot, in 2003 with the victims of 12 people killed and 150 injured. Mega Kuningan area seems to be the place as a favorite object of explosion. Although, until now, this time the explosion is not yet known cause.


The explosion occurred in two places, namely JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton in time that is not one long, about five minutes. Even explosion heard up to a radius of five kilometers.

Edakan a result, the Hotel Ritz Carlton experience severe damage on the floor II and III floor. Meanwhile, in the JW Marriot Hotel blast resulted in the hotel room lobby call on by the many foreign citizens have the most severe damage.

According to an employee JW Marriot, there is a victim as a result of explosion in the JW Marriot hotel. Dievakuasi have been victims to the hospital. Although not yet known whether the explosion was the victim ate or not. A result of the explosion is also diinfokan, the JW Marriot hotel lobby, the result in a broken glass.

According to the information officer RS MMC Jakarta, Evi, said, up to now about 30 people who had brought the victim to hospital. Victims are dominated by foreign citizens.

"Yes a lot of victims who take it in here since before at 08.00 WIB, the number now mencapi 30 more people but still came," said information officer RS MMC, Evi, Jakarta, Jumat (17 / 7).

According to Evi, most of the victims into RS MMC due to injury in the form of burns and bleeding due serpihan glass caused the explosion. Mega Kuningan victims explosion was not only to the RS MMC, but also was RS Jakarta, Jl Sudirman, South Jakarta.

When the subject dikofirmasi explosion that occurred in the Mega Kuningan area, the Head of Public Relations Mabes Polri Divis Nana Sukarna assert his side are now in place The Genesis (TKP) conduct investigations and checks.

"We are in TKP, check and investigate," he said to INILAH.COM, in Jakarta. Friday (17 / 7).

The former North Sumatra Kapolda also can not confirm whether the explosion to ensure the Mega Kuningan area is related to terrorist actions or not. "Do not be about, we first check," he said.

Meanwhile, a separate intelligence observer Wawan H Purwanto source can not conclude that an explosion occurred in the Mega Kuningan area.

However, the object of the explosion and the capacity to appear, he cast the explosion came from the bomb. "I suspect it comes from the bomb explosion, although it had to wait from a comprehensive examination," he said in Jakarta on Friday (17 / 7).

Wawan also asserts, very open the possibility of explosion of the bomb is still a terrorist network in Indonesia. This is also not released the findings of the terrorist network in Plumpang, Lampung, Palembang, and Cilacap. "I think there is still related to the findings in the area," specifically.

However, Wawan asserted, all have to wait and review the research both from CCTV and witnesses.

Mega Kuningan area in its history is often made the target of terrorist action. Was first conducted in the JW Marriot Hotel in 2003, and next year at the 2004 bomb explosion also occurred at the Australian Embassy which is also located in the area of Kuningan, South Jakarta.

Mega Kuningan area in the stand several foreign embassies State and also the hotel where the dwelling is inhabited by mostly expatriate residents.

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