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The 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing occurred on August 5, 2003 in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, Indonesia. A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel, killing 12 people and injuring 150. Those killed including a white Dutch man while the rest were Indonesian. The hotel was viewed as a Western symbol, and had been used by the United States embassy for various events. The hotel was closed for five weeks and reopened to the public on September 8.

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2003 Marriott Hotel bombing
Jalan Mega Kuningan Timur, Special Capital Region of Jakarta Setiabudi (South Jakarta)

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12950 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Setiabudi (South Jakarta)
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