Australian embassy 'bombed' (Jakarta)

[the Kelly Gang]

From AAP, AFP and AP correspondents in Jakarta

September 9, 2004

BREAKING NEWS: THE Australian embassy in Jakarta had reportedly been bombed, Indonesian police said today.

A spokesman at national police headquarters in Jakarta said bomb squad officers were on their way to the embassy.

He could not say how large the explosion was.
Phones at the Australian embassy were not being answered.


An AFP reporter at the scene said two lifeless bodies were seen outside the embassy.

At least four people had been injured in the blast and a person's leg was lying severed on Rasuna Said Street, an AP reporter at the scene said

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1274&storyid=1910354

[DRoseDARs]

1. Some conflicting reports say it was an office next to the embassy...

"Gedung Gracia" mean anything to anyone? A friend of mine says he works less than a mile from there.

[rooboy]

2. Another link here...

At least two people are believed to have been killed in an explosion outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, which caused extensive damage.

Witnesses have reported the blast has punched a hole in the embassy's gate, shattered windows in the compound and damaged cars.

A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says Australia is still trying to ascertain if any Australians have been wounded in the blast.

The cause of the blast is not immediately known.

It is believed to have originated from an office building near the Australian embassy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200409/s1195580.htm

[soaky]

3. ABC reporting is was from an office next to the embassy

ABC news

[rooboy]

4. About 6 locals dead, all Australians in embassy accounted for. n/t

according to 'Honest John' Howard giving a press conference.

[Moderator]

5. Kick

kick

[Scurrilous]

6. Link to photos:

Embassy bombing (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)

http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/2004/09/09/1094530746707.html

[Jack Rabbit]

7. BBC Link

From the BBC Online
Dated Thursday September 9 11:58 GMT (4:58 am PDT)

Massive blast at Jakarta embassy

At least eight people have been killed and about 100 injured in a massive blast outside the Australian embassy in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.
Jakarta's police chief said a suicide car bomb may have caused the blast, and linked it to bomb expert Azahari Husin.

The BBC's Rachel Harvey says the attack left a large crater in the ground and damaged nearby buildings and vehicles.

Helicopters, ambulances and police have been at the site, in Kuningan, a district to the south of the city.

Read more.