At least 7 dead as police regain control in Jakarta bomb attack (UPDATE #2)
In Indonesian capital Jakarta, bombs near shopping centre killed at least 7 with shooting outside Starbucks as police moved in.
In Indonesian capital Jakarta, bombs near shopping centre killed at least 7 with shooting outside Starbucks as police moved in.
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At least 7 dead in Jakarta bombs, shooting
14/01/2016
AFP News agency
A gun and bomb attack by Islamic militants in Indonesia's capital Jakarta has come to an end with police regaining control.
The attack which reportedly had at least one suicide bomber began when "six gunmen on motorbikes entered the downtown area carrying long rifles, shooting into the crowd, with some carrying explosives. One of the gunman shot a police officer from close range."
Al Jazeera, quoting police, initially said 17 people were dead but that has now been revised downwards. (see here). The dead include four attackers.
Shots were fired in a two hour gun battle that raged outside a Starbucks cafe as police moved in.
An injured Indonesian policeman is evacuated from the site of a bomb blast in front of a shopping mall in Jakarta Thursday. (EPA photo)
The blasts were close to a shopping centre, the Sarinah, where victims' bodies were seen strewn on the ground.
At least six explosions rang out and a police post was damaged.
"This is a bomb," Anton Charliyan, national police spokesman told AFP.
He warned people to stay away, saying police fear there could be more bombs.
Pictures of the scene in central Jakarta, multiple explosions and gunfire reported (pics @kompasTV @niticentral pic.twitter.com/if1wsSNVyo
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) January 14, 2016
The shooting was happening outside a Starbucks opposite the shopping centre.
Indonesian police take position behind a vehicle as they pursue suspects after a series of blasts hit the Indonesia capital Jakarta on January 14, 2016. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attacks.
After a series of attacks on foreigners in the last decade, Indonesian extremists have in recent years directed their violence at domestic so-called "enemies of Islam", mostly police.
There have been no attacks against foreigners since the 2009 twin hotel bombings in Jakarta which killed seven people.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/826216/at-least-3-dead-in-jakarta-bombs-shooting
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jan/14/multiple-explosions-gunshots-reported-in-jakarta-rolling-report
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