Thursday 14 January 2016

Indonesia , at least six killed in attacks in the capital Jakarta


JAKARTA (Reuters) - A group of militants launched this morning a series of attacks with firearms and bombs in the center of the Indonesian capital, causing at least six deaths. The action follows the 


threat by the Islamic State of Indonesia also make a target of attacks, police said. According to media reports six bombs exploded, while a Reuters witness witness in a gun battle between police and militants. Police later announced that it had killed four alleged assailants even if they keep the controls to make sure the area is safe. 


Of the victims, three policemen and three civilians would be, said a police spokesman. An explosion hit a Starbucks, located in a building where there is also a cinema. Another bomb, secono the media, he blew up a police station in a shopping center, the Mall Sarinah, the media said. The last significant attack by Islamic militants in Jakarta was in 2009, when they were made explode bombs in hotels Marriott and Ritz Carlton.

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