Indonesia says four foreigners killed in blasts
Indonesia's health ministry said Saturday that at least four
foreigners were killed in blasts at two luxury hotels, including two
Australians, a New Zealander and a Singaporean.
The twin suicide bombings at the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton
hotels on Friday left nine dead and up to 50 injured.
The health ministry's crisis centre said in an SMS alert that the
victims had been identified as Timothy David McKay from New Zealand, and
Australians Nathan Verity and Garth McEvoy.
The centre said that a Singaporean man was killed, but did not give a
complete name and the Singapore embassy in Jakarta told AFP it had not
verified the death.
An Indonesian man identified by the single name Darmanko was also
among those killed, the ministry said.
Police have said that at least 18 foreigners were among those
injured, including citizens of Australia, South Korea, the Netherlands
and Japan.
Australia had already all but conceded that three of its citizens
missing after the devastating hotel blasts - including diplomat Craig
Senger who was there at a business meeting - were likely dead.
The suicide bombings were the bloodiest extremist violence targeting
Westerners in Indonesia since 2005.
- AFP
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