Six people were killed in nearly simultaneous bomb blasts at the
JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in central Jakarta,
Indonesian police said.
It is the second time in six years the Marriott has been targeted,
after a car bomb killed 12 people in 2003.
That attack was blamed on Islamic militants.
Following is a timeline showing hotel attacks since the
Indonesian capital's last hotel bombing, many of which have been in
Asia:
Aug 5, 2003 - INDONESIA: Bomb outside JW Marriott Hotel in
Jakarta kills 12 people, including a Dutchman, and wounds 150.
Jemaah Islamiah militant group is blamed.
Aug 19 - IRAQ: At least 22 people killed and 150 wounded in the
bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad's Canal Hotel.
October 7, 2004 - EGYPT: Bombings at the Taba Hilton hotel on
Egypt's border with Israel and two beaches further south kill 34
people.
July 23, 2005 - EGYPT: Two car bombs and a suitcase bomb rip
through hotels and shopping areas in Sharm el-Sheikh, killing at
least 64 and wounding more than 200, including some
foreigners.
Jan 14, 2008 - AFGHANISTAN: Six people are killed in a suspected
Taliban suicide attack on the five-star Serena Hotel in central
Kabul.
Sept 20 - PAKISTAN: Fifty-three people are killed in a suicide bomb
attack on the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. More
than 260 are wounded; most of the victims are Pakistanis in the
attack on the hotel, part of a US-based chain and a favourite haunt
of diplomats and wealthy Pakistanis.
Nov 26-29 - INDIA: Islamist militants in Mumbai attack two luxury
hotels, taking dozens hostage at the Taj Mahal and Trident/Oberoi
hotels. The bold and bloody city siege targets several other
prominent landmarks, killing 166 people. Nine of the 10 gunmen,
said to be linked to Pakistan-based Laskhar-e-Taiba militant group,
are also killed.
June 9, 2009 - PAKISTAN: A suicide bomb attack on Peshawar's top
hotel kills at least seven people, including two UN workers, a
Russian man and Philippine woman, at the Pearl Continental, a hotel
popular with VIPs and foreigners in the capital of the North West
Frontier Province.
July 17 - INDONESIA: Bombs explode at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott
hotels in Jakarta, killing at least six people.
