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New York, NY - NYPD Add Hotel Security After Jakarta Blasts

Published on:   Jul 17, 2009 at 01:05 PM
News Source:  Reuters
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New York, NY - Police stepped up security at major New York hotels on Friday after bombs ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta, killing eight people in the Indonesian capital, authorities said.

"There's no information of a similar threat to New York, but it's our standard practice now to take such precautions," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in a statement.

New York -- home to Wall Street, the Broadway theater district and other attractions that draw millions of tourists and businesspeople every year -- has been highly attuned to security threats since the September 11 attacks in 2001 that killed 2,749 people at the World Trade Center site.

Police spokesman Paul Browne said extra squad cars and officers had surrounded large hotels in New York within half an hour of the Jakarta bombings.

Suicide bombers struck at the JW Marriott hotel and the nearby Ritz-Carlton in Jakarta, (as was reported here on VIN News).

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the bombings were the act of a terrorist group bent on damaging the country.


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 Jul 18, 2009 at 10:23 PM Avrohom Abba Says:

The Muslims from the Religion of Peace, are all keeping the world focused on Israel, Palestine, Jews, Zionists. But guess what? Even if you forget about the hotel bombings in Jakarta, the Muslims are murdering people every single day. That is not real proof, you say.
Okay, here you will see, a date, a city and a country for all the murders done in seven countries in three days. Did i say THREE days?
Yes, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The following murders were perpetrated in seven countries, and they all happened on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday....

2009.07.14 (Khyber, Pakistan) - Islamic militants attack an oil tanker, killing two civilians.

2009.07.14 (Mosul, Iraq) - A woman is murdered in her home by Jihadi gunmen.

2009.07.15 (Pattani, Thailand) - Two civilians are shot to death by Muslim radicals in separate attacks.

2009.07.15 (Ghazni, Afghanistan) - Two civilians lose their lives to a Taliban bomb hidden on a bicycle

2009.07.15 (Border, Ingushetia) - Two innocents are gunned down in their car by Muslim separatists.

2009.07.17 (Kut, Iraq) - A young woman is shot to death in a Muslim honor killing.

2009.07.17 (Garma, Iraq) - Two young girls, ages 6 and 12, are killed in a brutal bombing by Holy Moslem Warriors outside their home.

2009.07.17 (Shopian, India) - A 17-year-old girl is shot to death in her home by Muslim terrorists.

2009.07.17 (Yala, Thailand) - Two security personnel are murdered in a militant bomb attack.

2009.07.17 (Khyber, Pakistan) - A shopkeeper dies in a Taliban bombing at a market.

2009.07.17 (Baghdad, Iraq) - A married couple is blown apart in a Mujahadeen bombing.

Not even one of these attacks has anything to do with a Christian, or a Jew and yet, they call Christians and Jews, "the infidels."

Every single one of the above murders happened during only three days, and every murder was done by members of the Religion of Peace.

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 Jul 21, 2009 at 06:33 AM anon Says:

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Avrohom Abba Says:

The Muslims from the Religion of Peace, are all keeping the world focused on Israel, Palestine, Jews, Zionists. But guess what? Even if you forget about the hotel bombings in Jakarta, the Muslims are murdering people every single day. That is not real proof, you say.
Okay, here you will see, a date, a city and a country for all the murders done in seven countries in three days. Did i say THREE days?
Yes, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The following murders were perpetrated in seven countries, and they all happened on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday....

2009.07.14 (Khyber, Pakistan) - Islamic militants attack an oil tanker, killing two civilians.

2009.07.14 (Mosul, Iraq) - A woman is murdered in her home by Jihadi gunmen.

2009.07.15 (Pattani, Thailand) - Two civilians are shot to death by Muslim radicals in separate attacks.

2009.07.15 (Ghazni, Afghanistan) - Two civilians lose their lives to a Taliban bomb hidden on a bicycle

2009.07.15 (Border, Ingushetia) - Two innocents are gunned down in their car by Muslim separatists.

2009.07.17 (Kut, Iraq) - A young woman is shot to death in a Muslim honor killing.

2009.07.17 (Garma, Iraq) - Two young girls, ages 6 and 12, are killed in a brutal bombing by Holy Moslem Warriors outside their home.

2009.07.17 (Shopian, India) - A 17-year-old girl is shot to death in her home by Muslim terrorists.

2009.07.17 (Yala, Thailand) - Two security personnel are murdered in a militant bomb attack.

2009.07.17 (Khyber, Pakistan) - A shopkeeper dies in a Taliban bombing at a market.

2009.07.17 (Baghdad, Iraq) - A married couple is blown apart in a Mujahadeen bombing.

Not even one of these attacks has anything to do with a Christian, or a Jew and yet, they call Christians and Jews, "the infidels."

Every single one of the above murders happened during only three days, and every murder was done by members of the Religion of Peace.

yet they complain that we are the barbarians (after gaza 'offensive') and that they are stuck in Israel, i don'tsee any members from the so called 'muslim brotherhood' fundraising for help

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