(6) Explosions, gunfire heard in Central Jakarta

[Turborama]

Source: Reuters

Several explosions were heard in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, witnesses told Reuters.

Police were not immediately available for comment, but according to the an official Jakarta police Twitter account one explosion went off in front of a shopping centre called the Sarinah mall.

Reuters eyewitnesses said three were dead and a gunfight was ongoing in Central Jakarta, while the newswire also reported local television news said that a total of six explosions had been heard.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/13/explosions-gunfire-heard-in-central-jakarta-reuters.html

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Original OP:

BREAKING-Massive explosion rocks central Jakarta, with at least 1 person dead

https://twitter.com/AP/status/687487104302092288

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A friend in Jakarta says local TV's showing a terrorist on a rampage with an automatic rifle.

Update:

Live stream on Metro TV (in Indonesian): http://video.metrotvnews.com/streaming/

Al Jazeera English: http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/#

[Turborama]

1. This guy's live tweeting from his office in the UN building across the street from the events...

https://twitter.com/jdouglasSEA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[Hulk]

2. Obama's fault....3, 2, 1.......

Go fox. Amazing. Even curing cancer was managed to turn into a negative the next morning.

[Democat]

6. Fox isn't the only one who blames everything bad in the world on America

There are plenty here at DU.

[leftynyc]

7. Very true

The US and the West are blamed for much of what is wrong in the world - even the Sunni/Shia divide which has been going on since before we were even a country.

[Turborama]

3. Indonesian network TVOne reports 3 more explosions in Jakarta near Turkish, Pakistan embassies

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian network TVOne reports 3 more explosions in Jakarta near Turkish, Pakistan embassies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indonesian-network-tvone-reports-3-more-explosions-in-jakarta-near-turkish-pakistan-embassies/2016/01/13/490f7510-ba7b-11e5-85cd-5ad59bc19432_story.html

[Turborama]

4. Fresh explosion. Chaotic scenes...

An Associated Press reporter has heard an explosion from a cafe near the Starbucks that was attacked earlier. The explosion occurred after about 25 anti-terror squad police stormed the cafe.

There is no word on what happened to them, but after the explosion several other police and medical personnel in white overalls were seen running to the cafe.

Two ambulances also drove to the area, and were standing by.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article54625525.html

There are reports of a gunman in Jakarta's main theatre.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. At least 5 attackers and 2 victims dead

A series of bomb blasts have rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with gun battles on the streets.

The blasts were centred around Thamrin Street, a major shopping and business district close to foreign embassies and the United Nations offices.

Police say the situation is now under control, with five suspected attackers among at least seven people killed.

It is not yet clear what group was behind the assault, which President Joko Widodo called an "act of terror".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35309195

Live updates at The Guardian:

Police: 'attack over'

Indonesian police say the attack has ended with five assailants confirmed dead, AP reports.

Jakarta police spokesman Col. Muhammad Iqbal says two other people have also been killed around the Sarinah shopping mall, the oldest in Jakarta on Thamarin Street.

He says: “We believe there are no more attackers around Sarinah. We have taken control.”

He says two of the attackers have been were killed by police but did not say how the others died.

It’s not clear if any more attackers are at large outside the Sarinah area.

Police had earlier said four attackers and three others were killed but later revised the numbers. Witnesses said they also saw five attackers.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jan/14/multiple-explosions-gunshots-reported-in-jakarta-rolling-report

[MowCowWhoHow III]

8. IS-linked group suspected of carrying out Jakarta attacks: police

#BREAKING IS-linked group suspected of carrying out Jakarta attacks: police
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/687564997837340672