JAKARTA....! I'm dissapointed ....
Most of the summary based from CNN coverage:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/indonesia.hotels.explosions/index.html :
The bombings happened this morning before 8am, first in JW Marriot then Ritz Carlton 10 minutes after. So it was said that 2 suicide bombers actually CHECKED into JW Marriot Hotel in Jakarta, predicted on Wednesday and were supposed to check out this Friday. The bomb blew up the hotels' restaurants where glasses were blown out and blood spattered across the ground (according to an eye-witness). It was said that 9 people died and 50 others are wounded. Prominent business man from New Zealand, the CEO of Holcim Indonesia (a cement company) died in the tragedy when he was supposed to have a meeting with his colleagues in Ritz' restaurant. At least about 8 American nationals are among the casualties and a couple of Australians/New Zealanders.
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"...An unexploded bomb was found on the Marriott Hotel's 18th floor where several suspects believed to be linked to the bombings were staying, Hendarso said.
Yudhoyono warned that it is still too early to determine who was behind the attacks.
"This terrorist action is thought to be the work of a terrorist group, even though it is not certain whether this is the terrorism which we are familiar with up until now," the recently reelected president said
Five were killed at the Ritz-Carlton, and one was killed at the Marriott, police spokesman Inspector General Nanan Soekarna said. In addition to the victims, a suspected suicide bomber died at each hotel as well, he said.
Security has been extremely high at the Marriott hotel in Jakarta since it was struck by a car bombing in August 2003 that killed 12 people.
Suspicion immediately fell on Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the Islamist terrorist network with ties to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network that was tied to the 2003 Marriott attack and the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists.
Hendarso said the type of explosives found were similar to those found in a recent raid on a home in West Java that was linked to Noordin Top, a suspected leader of a small JI splinter group that espouses the use of large-scale terror attacks to push for the establishment of Islamic states in the region.
So far, there has been no claim of responsibility for the latest attack. Al Jazeera English reported that it was in touch with a JI member who denied any involvement in Friday's hotel bombings. 
Watch analysts discuss potential suspects »
The fatalities include New Zealand national Timothy David McKay, 60, according to Indonesia's state-run Antara New Agency. McKay -- the CEO of Holcim Indonesia, a cement company -- was at the hotel for a breakfast meeting with fellow prominent business leaders, the Jakarta Post reported.
Indonesian media also reported that two directors of Freeport Indonesia, the largest copper and gold mining company in Indonesia, were wounded in the attacks on the two hotels.
Britain's Manchester United soccer team canceled its trip to Indonesia after the bombing. It had been scheduled to check into the Ritz-Carlton on Sunday...
Emergency numbers
Marriott/Ritz-Carlton Family Assistance Hotline+1 8662114610
+14023903265
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--CNN's Kathy Quiano and Andy Saputra in Jakarta, Indonesia contributed to this report.
--------------------------------------------------------When I just thought how I'm longing to go back to Jakarta as soon as I graduate.. As Kevin Rudd said on tv..we're dealing with very very ugly people, and I'll add to his pers conference statement, this act is awefully disgusting!
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