Several Blasts Heard in Jakarta, Two Other Towns-TV.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Several loud blasts were heard in the Indonesian capital Jakarta and two other towns nearby early on Sunday, local Metro TV reported.

It reported residents heard the blasts around 7.30 a.m. (0030 GMT). Police were not immediately available to comment. Western governments have warned of possible terror attacks in Indonesia over the Christmas and New Year period.

UPDATE at 12/18/04 7:29:49 pm:

Looks like it was probably a big rock from outer space entering the Earth’s atmosphere:

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A loud noise that several witnesses said resembled an explosion was heard in parts of Jakarta early Sunday.

Media reports said an object that might have been a meteor was seen flashing across the sky above the capital, but did not make clear if it had hit the earth.

Several callers to el-Shinta radio station reported a noise that sounded like an explosion at around 7:30 a.m. in western Jakarta.

Metro TV station reported that a large object, believed to be a meteor, was seen falling toward the earth at around the same time, also to the west of the city. The report did not say whether the object had hit the ground