Bombed hotels reopen in Jakarta
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The JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta re-opened yesterday, less than two weeks after the suicide bomb attacks that left nine people dead and injured more than 50 others. According to a ChannelNewsAsia reported that the US Ambassador to Indonesia, Cameron R Hume, attended the re-opening, but unsurprisingly there was a shortage of paying guests. “We have resumed our normal business operations today. We hope to be able to reach an average hotel occupancy of 60-70% like before, in spite of the bombings,” Marriott spokesperson, Ina Ilmiaviatta, was reported saying. “We have certainly increased our security measures, with some new approaches which I cannot tell you about as they’re confidential.”The two main areas damaged by the bombs – a lounge meeting room in the Marriott and a restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton – remained closed. Dozens of police were standing guard inside and outside the hotels, along with private security guards with sniffer dogs able to detect explosives.
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