JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A series of explosions rocked an international hotel in the Indonesian capital Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring scores more.
Indonesia's coordinating minister for security and political affairs, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono "strongly condemned the terrorist act," the worst explosion to hit the country since last October's Bali bombings, which left at least 202 people dead, many of them foreign visitors.
In addition to the dead, including an unidentified foreigner, the blasts also wounding at least 149 others, many of them seriously.
The bombs heavily damaged the U.S.-managed hotel lobby, nearby buildings and 22 cars parked out front.
"We've also discovered several body parts at the scene," National police Chief Gen. Dai Bachtiar told reporters at the scene. He said the bombs were apparently placed in a Toyota Kijang minivan parked in front of the hotel.
The J.W. Marriott, situated in south Jakarta, is a favorite site for U.S. embassy functions including the embassy's recent July 4 celebrations.
Tuesday's bombing was the second to hit Jakarta in less than a month. A small explosion occurred at Indonesia's parliament building July 14, but caused no injuries.
Tuesday's blasts came only two days before an Indonesian court was to hand down a verdict against Amrozi, known as the "smiling assassin" and one of key suspects in the Bali bombings.
