London, July 17 - English football club Manchester United have cancelled their tour match in Jakarta after bomb explosions in the Indonesian capital Friday left nine people dead and at least 23 injured.
Bombs exploded at the Jakarta Marriott and Ritz-Carlton, which was to host the Manchester United squad for four days from Saturday evening.
The team was scheduled to play Indonesia Super League XI in an exhibition match in Jakarta Monday. The match was a part of Manchester United summer tour. They will arrive in Kuala Lumpur late Friday night to play a tour match against Malaysian XI at the Bukit Jalil Stadium.
After Jakarta, they were scheduled to fly to Seoul Wednesday before concluding their four-stop trip in Hangzhou, China, next weekend. But now with the cancellation of Jakarta trip the tour is set for big changes.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Manchester United officials reviewed the team's security situation and have decided to cancel the trip to Jakarta as a result of the terrorist attacks.