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SINGAPORE: Indonesian authorities are unable to confirm reports of a Singaporean fatality in Friday’s twin suicide bombings of luxury hotels in Jakarta.  Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta has been in contact with the Indonesian Department of Health, Police and hospitals where the victims of the bombings were sent and treated. The Embassy has also been to the hospital where the bodies are kept.  None of the Indonesian authorities has been able to confirm that one of the fatalities was a Singaporean.

Source: CNA

I pray for the families of the dead and wounded, and hope that no Singaporean has been hurt.   From the MFA website, it states that the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta has been in contact with the Indonesian Department of Health, Police and hospitals where the victims of the bombings were sent and treated. The Embassy has also been to the hospital where the bodies are kept. None of them have been able to confirm that a Singaporean was a fatality.

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