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Explosions killed nine and wounded at least 50 people in Jakarta Hotels
Nine people were killed and 52 others injured in bomb explosions which hit JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Mega Kuningan area, south Jakarta, on Friday morning, according to data from the health ministry. "Timothy David McKay (60), a New Zealand national, was killed. Eight other dead victims are still being identified by the police," Rustam S Pakaya, head of the health ministry`s crisis control center, said here on Friday. Of the total 52 injured persons, 36 were being treated at Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) Hospital, four at the Jakarta Hospital, one at Medistra Hospital, and another one at Pertamina Hospital, he said. The injured foreigners include those from the US, Norway, South Korea, Britain, Japan, Italy, India, the Netherlands, and Australia. From : Antara News (2009-07-17)
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THE SPEECH OF PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ON JULY 21st, 2009
President Yudhoyono said Indonesia is a great and pluralistic country that has various ethnicities and religions.
The pluralistic conditions, he said, must not pose an obstacle to the nation in developing and promoting brotherhood, moderation, civility and tolerance. "This character is what has to be developed in the future," he said. He said bomb terrors like what happened three days ago could damage such character that the nation would develop.
The terror, he said, also left schisms in the hearts of the people who were just struggling to develop a more just and welfare life.President Yudhoyono called on the nation to show to the world that democracy that was developing in the country was mature and peaceful. The commemoration was also attended by vice president Jusuf Kalla.
From Kompas July 22nd, 2009.
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