News started to come in about 14 hours ago about a car bomb exploding at the gates of the australian embassy in jakarta, indonesia.
the more news that becomes available the more serious the situation appears to be
between 8 & 11 locals have been killed, and 160 seriously injured ... most reports have confirmed that Australian staff got out unharmed
the car bomb was reported to contain 50 kilograms of explosives (110 pounds)
currently it is being reported that Jemaah Islamiah are responsible who are linked with al qaeda (who isn't?!)
Our australian federal election for our new prime minister is 3 or 4 weeks away ...
Here's a news link - latest headlines are linked on this main page
http://www.news.com.au/
