Posted on 01/13/2016 8:19:35 PM PST by BlackVeil
Several explosions have been heard in the centre of the Indonesian capital ...
(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...
Obama and his minions will say “We don’t know the cause of this violence, but we will thoroughly investigate it” LOL
My manager`s cousin is in Indonesia and she heard last week rumors of possible attacks coming so she did not go to that Sarinah Mall today.
Thank God. Wise woman to keep apprised of possible threats.
Also on new defunct Al Jazeera
It’s a Islamic country. What’s the issue?
Another opportunity for Obola to lecture us about gun control and then jet off to a week of golf and fundraisers.
A bank security guard said he saw at least five attackers, including three suicide bombers who exploded themselves at the cafe.
Tri Seranto told The Associated Press he was out on the street when he saw the three men entering Starbucks and saw them blowing themselves up one by one.
I’m in Indonesia. Nowhere near Jakarta. Everything is peaceful here, but just in case I am upping my contingency level. Always ready.
I read it on Twitter then BBC World News went live and now CNN International which CNN US was running also on this situation. Sounds like terrorism and similarto Paris. Fox News did a small breaking news segment. One America News not kn it but Sky News is on it on YouTube. France 24 had a ticker with information.
I read it on Twitter then BBC World News went live and now CNN International, which CNN US was running, also on this situation. Sounds like terrorism and similar to Paris. Fox News did a small breaking news segment. One America News not on it but Sky News is on it on YouTube. France 24 had a ticker with information.
Stay safe.
Hopefully it will stay peaceful in your neck of the woods. Awareness must be your middle name. I’m lifting you up in prayer. May your light of hope shine brightly in the darkness.
Police say suspects were seen throwing grenades from their motorbikes before the bomb blasts, the ABC reported.
At least six people are dead after three blasts went off at a Starbucks cafe, a shopping centre and the United National building, and a further three in Cikni, Silpi and Kuningan neighborhoods, near the Turkish and Pakistani embassies.
Thank you for those points about sources, and please do post any updates here.
Indonesia is about 10 percent non-Muslim, Christians, Hindus and Buddhists can be found throughout the country and not just Bali.
And Indonesia is probably one of the least radicalised Muslim country in the world. There are far more British, French, and even US citizens fighting for ISIS than there are Indonesians.
Updated at 1:17 p.m. to add embassy statements
Jakarta. At least six people are reported dead in a suspected series of bombings and gunfire outside the Sarinah department store on Jalan M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Thursday.
The first explosion was reported at 10:50 a.m. in the car park of the Starbucks at the Skyline building adjacent to Sarinah, and was followed by six more blasts over the next 10 minutes, including at the police post at the intersection of Jalan Thamrin and Jalan K.H. Wahid Hasyim, according to witnesses.
Police have sealed off the area and were currently engaged in a sporadic firefight that lasted until about 12:36 p.m. It is still not clear who the perpetrators are. Authorities have cordoned off much of Jalan Thamrin.
Police said they were still looking for suspected gunmen presumably holed up in the Skyline building.
Police were also seen entering the McDonald’s restaurant at the Sarinah building at around 12:15 p.m., with gun shots still ringing out in the area.
The Starbucks, located in an area that is frequented by foreigners as well as Indonesian office workers, was the target of what appeared to be a series of possible suicide bombings earlier in the morning. Media reports suggested grenades might also have been used in the attack.
Six people are reported to have died in the explosions and shootings, including a police officer whom witnesses said was shot by a gunman. A police spokesman the perpetrators were on foot and on motorcycles, but could not say how many of them there were.
Another police officer said there were indications that some of the shots were fired by snipers in the office buildings in the area, although this could not be confirmed.
One shot was heard at around 12:16 pm, minutes after State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Sutiyoso arrived at the scene. This was followed 10 minutes later by the arrival of two police helicopters hovering over the office buildings in the area, possibly scanning for snipers.
A second shot was heard at 12:36 p.m., although it was unclear who fired them or what the target was. Sutiyoso was not hit and is still in the area, officials said.
President Joko Widodo has denounced the attacks and said the country would not be defeated by acts of terror.
“We all grieve at the loss of life from this incident,†he said in a statement in Cirebon, West Java. “I have ordered the police chief and the chief security minister to chase down and capture [the perpetrators], those who were [involved] in this incident and those in their networks.
Joko also called on the public to remain calm, saying that “As a nation, a people and a society, we cannot be defeated or made afraid by acts of terror such as this.†He added he would return to Jakarta immediately.
Western embassies in Jakarta were quick to issue warnings as events unfolded.
The US Embassy advised its citizens in Jakarta “to shelter in place and monitor local and international media until the situation becomes clearer.”
Quentin Biehler, first secretary at the French Embassy, which is located near the site of the explosions, told reporters that no staff members had been hurt. “Until now we’re asking all embassy staff to remain vigilant but calm,” he said.
The Dutch embassy “strongly recommended” people to avoid traveling. “When you are in an area where the explosions take place, you are strongly advised to avoid large crowds,” the embassy added in a statement on its website.
Details about the attack remain scant, but the Jakarta Globe will continue to update the story as more information comes in.
I stand by my comment that of all the Muslim-majority nations in the world Indonesia is by far the least radicalised. Again I say British, French or US Muslims pose more of a threat than Indonesian Muslims.
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