# Explosions in Jakarta

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 24, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-in-jakarta/787347 "2017-05-24T16:54:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-in-jakarta/787347/1 "2017-05-24T16:54:01Z")

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Two explosions, at least two dead, including one police officer. Suspected to be suicide bombings.

Straits Times article [here](http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/explosions-heard-in-east-jakarta-body-parts-spotted-at-the-scene).

((Jakarta))

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-in-jakarta/787347/2 "2017-05-24T17:06:09Z")

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al Jazeera is also [reporting the same](http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/deaths-reported-jakarta-double-bombing-170524154014055.html).

Transportation hubs, or areas near them, seem to be popular amongst the murderers this week. :mad: