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Police release sketches of suspected Jakarta bombers

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — Authorities in Indonesia released sketches Wednesday of two men believed to have carried out last week’s bombings at two luxury hotels in Jakarta.
Analysis of their DNA matched that obtained from a homemade explosive found in a room at the Marriott Hotel where they had checked in, police said.

But authorities still do not know their identities.

The blasts last Friday at the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott killed nine people — including at least two presumed suicide bombers — and wounded more than 50.

The bombings happened shortly before 8 a.m. (9 p.m. ET). Both blasts struck the hotels’ restaurants and several prominent international business leaders were among the casualties.

Darkness falls in Asia during total eclipse, luring masses

Day turned into night, temperatures turned cooler in cities and villages teemed with amateur stargazers.

The total eclipse started in India on Wednesday morning and moved eastward across Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Vietnam, China and parts of the Pacific. Millions cast their eyes towards the heavens to catch a rare view of the sun’s corona.

Cloud cover in some areas prevented people from fully savoring the phenomenon. Still, many were awed.

Tim O’Rourke, a 45-year-old freelance photographer from Detroit, Michigan, lives in Hong Kong but traveled up to Shanghai — touted as one of the best spots to watch the eclipse. Video Watch the ‘exceptional’ eclipse »
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