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Twin hotel blasts kill 9 in Indonesia capital

Jul. 17, 2009
At least 50 are injured in the powerful explosions today. A lawmaker says it looks like the work of suicide bombers. Details emerged today to suggest that the twin Jakarta explosions that killed nine and injured 50 were the work of suicide bombers who were guests at the Marriott, one of two...
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