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Norway condemns Jakarta hotel bombings |
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Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says Norway condemns the suicide bombings of the two hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Friday, in which at least nine people were killed and more than 50 injured.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has also sent a letter of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart, Dr Hassan Wirajuda, to express his sympathy with the Indonesian people, the country’s authorities and the bereaved families. In the letter Stoere also says that Norway condemns in the strongest terms these acts of unacceptable acts of terror and attacks on the Indonesian democracy, and hopes that peace and security will be restored as soon as possible. A Norwegian woman was slightly injured in one of the blasts. (Press release) Rolleiv Solholm |