Two civilians were killed and ten were injured by the explosions and shooting in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, responsibility for which is assumed the jihadists “Islamic state” (an organization banned in Russia), according to Reuter.
“Fighters” Islamic state “this morning held an armed attack on foreigners and security forces who are responsible for their protection in the Indonesian capital,” – said the publication with reference to on affiliated with a terrorist group News Agency Aamaaq.
The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo called the incident in Jakarta “acts of terrorism».
According to the security chief of Jakarta Tuto Karnaviana attack planned Indonesian militant “Islamic state” Bahrun us.
The security chief of Jakarta Tuto Karnavian. Photo: jpnn.com
He said that the organizers of the attacks have copied the actions of terrorists who had organized numerous terrorist attacks in Paris.
According to the police, worked in Jakarta Seven explosive devices. The attackers used a homemade “explosive devices low power,” reminiscent of pomegranates. One of the devices was thrown by militants in storefront coffee shop Starbucks, another exploded next to her, and the rest of the bombs were thrown into the police station.
One of the main goals of the attackers was the administrative center, which houses the office of the UN, the attack on him began with the explosion in the cafe Starbucks.
Later in the building where there is a cafe and a cinema , became a division of engineers, soldiers and rescuers there gunfire between police and the attackers.
Indonesia is on high alert last few weeks of the threat of “Islamic state”, and the police are trying to identify people suspected of links with Islamists.
A few hours after the attack began, witnesses heard shots and at least another explosion. In a few hours, police declared the area safe attack.
Security Minister Indonesia Luhut Pandzhaitan announced that killed five members of the attack, including a foreigner, and the situation in the city – under control.
Later, the police announced the arrest of four members of the attack.
According to the channel MetroTV, referring to the representative of the police, one of the victims was a Canadian citizen.
Indonesia with a population of about 240 million people ranks first in the world in the number of Muslim citizens. Most of them follow a moderate form of Islam.
In the 2000s, the country experienced a wave of Islamist militant attacks. The last major attack on the Jakarta bombings began in the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton in 2009.
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