Explosions and gunfire in Jakarta: At least seven dead – BBC Russian

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Image caption According to some reports, three of the attackers were arrested

In the center of the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, there were several explosions and gunfire. Police said that five attackers were killed and several civilians.

According to some reports, three of the attackers were arrested. Apparently, the operation is complete.

The attacks were carried out on the cafe Starbucks, a movie theater, the UN building and other buildings.

A police spokesman said the militants apparently imitated attack in Paris and attacked immediately several places. As far as is known, the attack was attended by at least two suicide.

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Image caption Police at the next from Starbucks cafe

The police also said that the likelihood of an attack organized eksremistskaya group “Islamic state”, although at the moment the jihadists did not take the responsibility for the explosions.

According to police, the attacks involved at least 14 militants.

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Image caption The police is searching for armed men attacked a police station

Correspondent BBC BBC in Indonesia reported that police closed part of the central area where the explosions occurred, local residents and office workers evacuated.

The company Starbucks has released a statement which said that one of the explosions thundered near one of the cafe network, wounding one visitor cafe.

Starbucks also announced the temporary closure of all its cafe in Jakarta.

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Image caption The police cordoned off the central area where the explosions

Earlier, the Associated Press reported that three suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Starbucks in town center, two more armed men attacked a police post in the same area, killing a police officer.

shelled a police post disappeared, their persecuted by the police.

At the center of the city strapped army units on the streets were armored personnel carriers.

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Image caption Office workers were evacuated from the building in the area of ​​emergency

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Image caption According to preliminary data, three suicide bombers blew themselves up in a cafe Starbucks

According to the Indonesian television station TVOne, three more blasts near the embassies of Turkey and Pakistan, on victims and affected until there is no information.

The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo called a series of attacks in Jakarta, acts of terrorism and expressed his condolences to the families of the dead.

Responsibility for the attack has not yet claimed any one of the extremist groups.