Indonesia Bombing

Bomb blasts at two hotels in Jakarta's business district killed nine people and wounded 42 others on Friday, Indonesian police said.

Bombings in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, have commonly been blamed on militant Islamic groups, but criminal gangs, ethnic strife and politics have also been cited as possible causes in some cases.

Following is a timeline of major blasts in Indonesia.

Aug 1, 2000 - Philippine ambassador is among dozens wounded in a blast outside his Jakarta home. Two people are killed.

Sept 13, 2000 - Blast at stock exchange in Jakarta kills 15 and wounds dozens.

Dec 24, 2000 - Series of Christmas Eve blasts at Jakarta churches and elsewhere in the country kill 17 people and wound about 100. At first thought by some to have political motivations, the blasts are later tied to Jemaah Islamiah.

Oct 12, 2002 - Blasts on the tourist island of Bali kill 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, including 88 Australians. Three of the "Bali bombers" from the al Qaeda-linked group Jemaah Islamiah are executed by firing squad in November 2008.

Dec 5, 2002 - Blast in a McDonald's restaurant in eastern town of Makassar kills three.

Aug 5, 2003 - Bomb outside JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta kills 12 people, including a Dutchman, and wounds 150. Jemaah Islamiah is blamed.

Jan 10, 2004 - Four people are killed by a bomb in a karaoke cafe in Palopo on Sulawesi island.

Sept 9, 2004 - A powerful bomb explodes near the Australian embassy in central Jakarta killing 10 Indonesians and wounding more than 100. Jemaah Islamiah is blamed for the attack.

Nov 13, 2004 - An explosion near a police station on the eastern island of Sulawesi kills five people and wounds four.

May 28, 2005 - Two bombs rip through a busy market in a Christian town in eastern Indonesia, killing 22 people.

Oct 2, 2005 - Suicide bombers linked to Jemaah Islamiah set off three bombs on Bali that kill 20 people, including some foreign tourists. More than 100 people were wounded.

July 17, 2009 - Bomb blasts at the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta's business district kill nine people and wound 42.

Indonesian police said on Friday its bomb squad has found an unexploded bomb at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

Two bombs, at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton in Kuningan, Jakarta, killed 9 people and injured 42 earlier on Friday morning.