Twitter user reports from scene of Jakarta explosions | Breaking Tweets

Twitter user reports from scene of Jakarta explosions

Posted by Craig Kanalley on 7/16/09 • Categorized as Asia, Terrorism

Andre Siregar, a tech enthusiast and Indonesian national living in Singapore per his Twitter feed and Tumblr site, was staying at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Jakarta where a bomb exploded Friday morning.

He provided many of the following breaking tweets before media reports even addressed the incident and also posted a TwitPic (see below):

  1. Andre Siregar
    dregar Something going in Mega Kuningan. Explosion? In Ritz CArlton and felt building shaking. Marriott hotel has some broken glasses 17 Jul 2009 from Seesmic
  2. Andre Siregar
    dregar .@tradergav Jakarta. Still trying to find out what is going on. Police blocked street in front of Marriott 17 Jul 2009 from dabr in reply to tradergav
  3. Andre Siregar
    dregar metro Tv says explosion at Our hotel Ritz Carlton. Police PA says to evacuate. Nothing from the hotel security 17 Jul 2009 from dabr
  4. Andre Siregar
    dregar Ritz mega kuningan. On 11 floor. Felt building shaking twice 17 Jul 2009 from dabr
  5. Andre Siregar
    dregar Airlangga restaurant explosion. We just had dinner there last night 17 Jul 2009 from dabr
  6. Andre Siregar
    dregar I got full bars but cannot make a call 17 Jul 2009 from dabr

Here’s the picture he posted to Twitter, the first TwitPic from the scene, which was widely circulated amongst the Indonesian Twitterverse, with more than 3,500 views in an hour:
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More breaking tweets from Jakarta can be found here: http://www.breakingtweets.com/2009/07/16/bomb-explosions-strike-jakarta-hotels/

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  • nomdunchien
    One more reason to avoid those very expensive hotels and to go to the backpack ones. But for all those people in business trip, it is difficult to avoid those hotels.

    Nom d’un chien
  • Once again, terrorists have killed and wounded innocent people. My sympathies to the victims of these tragic attacks and their families. If you want to know more I have collected some good sites or articles (around 200) to get lots of latest information about Jakarta Bombings of 2009 at the Marriott and Ritz Carlton Hotels (covers the news, videos, pictures etc.,). Check the below link
    http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/07/all-yo...
  • Guest
    Special Report "Live CCTV Suicide bomb in Ritz Carlton Hotel http://tinyurl.com/nz4pfk
  • Its amazing this was first reported on Twitter...
  • ashalmond
    Oh my gosh, why would these terrorists kill their own fellow citizen, most victims are probably Indonesians. The world MUST help the Indonesian authority find the heinous perpetrators behind these attacks. Jakarta, the world STAND BY you!
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