Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital

Islamic State militants attack Jakarta in first strike at Indonesia

Seven people killed, five of them attackersCanadian man dies Dutchman among those woundedAssault claimed by Islamic State, in a first for IndonesiaMastermind believed to be Indonesian based in Syria
Indonesia blamed Islamic State for an attack by suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of Jakarta on Thursday that brought the radical group's violence to the world's most populous Muslim country for the first time.

by cassandra.garrison 1/14/2016 2:16:24 PM
Map locating sites of blasts and a gunfight that took place in Jakarta

by jamillah.knowles 1/14/2016 9:40:04 AM

3rd & 7 37yd

Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the centre of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, police said, in an attack that followed a threat by Islamic State fighters to put the country in their "spotlight".

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 5:50:27 AM
Police said they suspected a suicide bomber was responsible for at least one of the blasts and up to 14 militant gunmen were involved in the attack, Metro TV reported.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 5:50:43 AM
"I saw a police officer shot right in front of me," one witness told TV One.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 5:54:16 AM
A U.N. building near the scene was in lock-down with no one allowed in or out, a witness said. Some other high-rise buildings in the area were evacuated.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 5:54:36 AM
Indonesia president cuts short Java trip to return to Jakarta, hold meeting on attacks - spokesman

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:00:33 AM
Indonesia president condemns Jakarta attacks, issues condolences to victims - statement

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:00:53 AM
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Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital Jakarta; at least 6 dead
Reuters IndiaMilitants launched a gun and bomb assault killing at least six people in the centre of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, police said, in an attack that followed a threat by Islamic State fighters to put the country in their "spotlight".

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 6:02:12 AM
Indonesia president says nation must not be afraid of 'acts of terror like this' - statement

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 6:02:21 AM
Indonesia intelligence chief says no indications yet that Jakarta attack related to Islamic State

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 6:05:26 AM
Indonesian workers run as they are evacuated from their office at Thamrin business district in Jakarta January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:07:33 AM
The Straits Times
@STcom
JUST IN: Tanks deployed in Jakarta where hunt is underway for gunmen after several blasts https://t.co/XsZgUyAepl https://t.co/VbWwJSlA2D
11:41 AM - 14 Jan 2016
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The Straits Times
@STcom
#JakartaBlast: Armoured personnel carriers deployed where hunt is underway for gunmen https://t.co/YO6UtOgPgm https://t.co/uKfj8fsidm
12:07 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 6:14:13 AM
Graham Ashton
@GrahamAshtonCCP
Getting briefings on the Jakarta attacks. Clearly significant events still in progress.
11:41 AM - 14 Jan 2016
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by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 6:15:35 AM
No indication Islamic State behind Indonesia attack - intelligence chief
Reuters IndiaThere were no indications that Islamic State militants were behind a gun and bomb attack in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Thursday, the head of the national intelligence agency told Reuters.

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 6:27:14 AM
by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:31:02 AM
Police shot dead four suspected militants, and the area is being secured, a police spokesman said.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:47:33 AM
We must not be afraid, we must not be defeated by an act of terror like this

President Joko Widodo

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:55:05 AM
Indonesia saw a spate of militant attacks in the 2000s, the deadliest of which was a nightclub bombing on the holiday island of Bali that killed 202 people, most of them tourists

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:57:48 AM
The last major militant attacks in Jakarta were in July 2009, with
bombs at the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:58:57 AM
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, the vast
majority of whom practice a moderate form of the religion

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 6:59:48 AM
Andrew RC Marshall
@Journotopia
Leading Indonesian security analyst says today's Jakarta attack was an amateurish, "Four Lions-type" operation. https://t.co/LmUZ9NWHtb
12:24 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 7:03:13 AM
An Indonesian policeman runs near the site of a blast in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta

by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 7:04:47 AM
Starbucks statement on attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia. One blast occurred at a Starbucks cafe in Jakarta
Starbucks Statement on Attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia
Starbucks NewsroomWe are deeply saddened by the senseless acts that have taken place in Jakarta today; our hearts are with the people of Indonesia.

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 7:07:48 AM
Jeremy Douglas
@jdouglasSEA
Quiet over a hour. Latest from the window is media drifting closer to operations. Told lockdown to last https://t.co/s6FaPpeT5V
11:18 AM - 14 Jan 2016
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by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 7:10:14 AM
Video of blasts in Indonesian capital Jakarta reut.rs/1ROoRlu

by Reuters India via twitter 1/14/2016 7:15:09 AM
Gutta Jwala
@Guttajwala
Breaks my heart to hear about Jakarta #PrayForJakarta ????????????????
12:12 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 7:18:52 AM
Four suspected attackers arrested in Jakarta attack - Jakarta police Twitter account

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 7:31:07 AM
Adam Harvey
@adharves
More shooting Jakarta now - big panic. I'm down behind a police car
12:59 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 7:33:00 AM
Indonesia police says suspect at least three suicide bombers involved in Jakarta attacks - Metro TV

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 7:36:37 AM
A police armoured personnel carrier is seen parked near the scene of an attack in central Jakarta January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 7:44:23 AM
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Extremely heartbreaking - Indonesia was among only handful Muslim countries which were calm without terrorism and now this happened.

by Imran edited by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 7:54:41 AM
Adam Harvey
@adharves
Police: There were six attackers, who were in communication with Syria
1:33 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 8:08:09 AM
Adam Harvey
@adharves
Police on Jakarta attackers: they were part of the terror cell from Solo that was disrupted by police before Christmas
1:34 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 8:08:15 AM
Adam Harvey
@adharves
It started with bomb thrown in Starbucks. Then a suicide bomb in the police box over the road. Three police/anti-terror officers shot
1:35 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 8:08:21 AM
Adam Harvey
@adharves
Two foreigners hurt: one injured, one dead.
1:36 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 8:08:24 AM
Police gather outside a restaurant near the scene of an attack in central Jakarta January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta

by Tony Tharakan 1/14/2016 8:10:40 AM
Jeremy Douglas
@jdouglasSEA
Lockdown about to lift & staff to go in small groups. Off to security briefing with @collie_brown to get facts and cut through rumours
1:37 PM - 14 Jan 2016
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by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 8:11:14 AM
Indonesia security chief says five militants killed in Jakarta attacks, including one foreigner

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 8:23:45 AM
JUST IN: Indonesia security chief says 'everything under control now' after Jakarta bomb attacks

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 8:28:48 AM
by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 1/14/2016 8:33:36 AM
Malaysia's police are beefing up security in public areas and taking extra measures to secure border areas in the aftermath of bomb attacks in neighbouring Indonesia's capital city on Thursday. reut.rs

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 8:55:33 AM
The Starbucks cafe windows are blown out. I see three dead people on the road

- A Reuters photographer said

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 9:08:12 AM
Media reports say a Dutch person and another foreigner are among the casualties but it is unclear if they are dead or wounded.

by shashank.chouhan 1/14/2016 9:09:14 AM
A member of the police bomb squad unit approaches the scene of an explosion following an attack on a police box in central Jakarta January 14, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/M Agung Rajasa/Antara Foto

by jamillah.knowles 1/14/2016 9:22:59 AM

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