Live Video of Indonesia Hotel Bomb Blast

Security cameras captured a bomb blast as it occurred at one of two American hotels in Jarkarta, Indonesia. Eight people were killed and over 50 were wounded, including eight Americans.

The blasts occurred at the high-rise J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, located side-by-side in an upscale business district in Jakarta.

Police claim that the bombers posed as guests in the American hotels and set off a pair of blasts Friday after evading hotel security. They apparently smuggled explosives into the Marriott and assembled the bombs in a room on the 18th floor, where an undetonated device was found after the explosions.

The bomber stayed at the hotels for two days, and both blasts were set off in the hotel dining rooms.

"They had been using the room as their command post since July 15, and today they were supposed to check out," police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said.

Security Minister Widodo Adi Sucipto told reporters the explosions happened at 7:45 a.m. and 7:47 a.m. (0045 and 0047 GMT, 8:45 p.m. and 8:47 p.m. EDT) and that "high explosives were used."

Members of the Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist group are suspected being involved in the bombing.

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The following is an embedded video supplied by Fox News of a bomb blast as it occurred in Jakarta, Indonesia:



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Citations:

1) "Bombers Posing as Guests Assembled Explosives in Jakarta Hotel Room." FoxNews.com. 17 Jul 2009, 17:35 UTC. 17 Jul 2009 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533566,00.html

2) "Hotel Horror." Video. FoxNews.com. 17 Jul 2009, 17:35 UTC. 17 Jul 2009 http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=6994439&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533566,00.html

3) "Jakarta Luxury Hotel Blast." Photos. FoxNews.com. 17 Jul 2009, 17:35 UTC. 17 Jul 2009 http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,7663,00.html#6_0

FBI Reported Seizing $2 million in David Copperfield Rape Investigation

Fox News and TMZ.com are reporting that David Copperfield is being investigated by the FBI. The investigation is reportedly about a rape complaint that a Seattle woman has filed against the illusionist.

Because the alleged rape occurred in the Bahamas, which is outside of the US, the FBI has legal jurisdiction over Americans accused of crimes there.

2Snaps.tv has reported that Copperfield allegedly offered the woman $2 million for her silence in the matter. According to Fox News, the FBI raided a warehouse that Copperfield either leases or owns in Las Vegas. 2Snaps.tv has reported that the FBI seized $2 million cash in that raid along with digital camera equipment and a computer hard drive.

The FBI is reportedly investigating whether Copperfield photographs attractive women who attend his Las Vegas shows and then invites them to his hideaway on the Bahamas.

According to a friend of the alleged victim, Copperfield invited the alleged victim to a “lavish party” at his compound in the Bahamas. When the woman arrived last July 27th, there was no party--only she and Copperfield.

The woman’s friend states that Copperfield held the woman down and forced himself on her leaving terrible bruises. The woman used her cell phone to take photos of the scene, then flew back to Seattle, where she filed her complaint.

A spokesperson for Copperfield has denied all of the allegations.