Twin Hotel Bombs Go Off in Indonesia

South Jakarta police Col. Firman Bundi confirmed that four foreigners were killed in the blasts at the neighboring hotels in an upscale Jakarta neighborhood.

Alex Asmasubrata, a jogger, said he first heard a loud explosion at the Marriott. Five minutes later, a bomb followed at the Ritz-Carlton. The Ritz explosion ripped off the facade.

There have not been any major bomb blasts in Indonesia for several years. That said, the Marriott was the site of a terrorist attack in August 2003 that killed 12 people. An al-Qaida-linked terrorist organization, Jemaah Islamiyah, was blamed for that attack.

No organizations have claimed responsibility for the Indonesian bomb blasts. This is a breaking story.