The near-simultaneous bombings ended a four-year lull in terror attacks in the world's most populous Muslim nation. At least 18 foreigners were among the dead and wounded.**********
The blasts at the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, located side-by-side in an upscale business district in Jakarta, blew out windows and scattered debris and glass across the street, kicking up a thick plume of smoke.
UPDATE: Unlike those "humane" terrorists, huh?
Speaking from the presidential palace in a live television address, the angry and visibly shaken president said the attackers were irresponsible and inhumane.Whoa, buddy... you wanna dial down that spluttering outrage?
Just don't get him started on that pawn of the Great Satan... George Bush.
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RELATED: In other "Will of Allah" news...
-- KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 11 civilians, including five children, a border police official said. A British solider died in another explosion.The Obama administration, meanwhile... offered this reaction.
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