Explosions rock two Jakarta hotels; 9 reported dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) - Bomb blasts tore through two luxury hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, killing at least nine people in what the country's president called a "terrorist" attack.

More than 50 people were injured, said Dino Patti Djalal, spokesman for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. They were taken to area hospitals.

"I condemn this terrorist attack," Yudhoyono said. "I know they will never stop."

One hospital reported that there were 16 foreigners wounded in the blast, according to state-run Antara News Agency. The victims were from the United States, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Norway, Netherlands, India, Australia and Britain.

Two Canadians were also injured, Canadian authorities said.

Police sealed off the area around both hotel blasts, one in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the other at the JW Marriott Hotel about 50 meters away. Djalal said the attacks were coordinated.

Forensics experts were collecting evidence at the "disturbing scene," Djalal said. He said he had few details about the blasts, which occurred at 7:48 a.m. (8:48 p.m. Thursday ET) on Friday, Islam's holy day.

Authorities found an unexploded bomb in a room on the 18th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel, a police spokesman said.