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| Jakarta explosions: multiple blasts and gunshots reported – rolling report | |
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| 5.00am GMT | |
| 05:00 | |
| Fairfax Media’s Indonesia correspondent, Jewel Topsfield, is reporting seven explosions, including two suicide bombers. She adds that three suspected perpetrators are among the four dead. We’ve previously heard that at least one police officer may have been killed. | |
| EXPLOSION UPDATE: At least 7 explosions reported, including 2 suicide bombs. 4 people killed, including 3 suspects. | |
| 4.52am GMT | |
| 04:52 | |
| Four dead, two injured in Jakarta blasts - reports | |
| The ABC’s Adam Harvey is now also reporting that at least four people have been killed, including a police officer. The attackers were throwing grenades, he says. | |
| Four dead including one police officer, attackers were throwing grenades | |
| The at least six blasts that have been reported may have been caused by grenades, rather than bombs, according to Samantha Hawley. Two people have also been injured, she reports police as saying. | |
| Police say 4 dead in Jakarta bombings, 2 injured. 3 explosions.Police say from Grenades not bombs. pic.twitter.com/3totKNBI5o | |
| Jakarta police spokesman says they received an IS warning in December that they'd be a"concert in Jakarta." | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.58am GMT | |
| 4.47am GMT | |
| 04:47 | |
| The death toll from this afternoon’s attacks is still unclear. Witnesses in central Jakarta are reporting they can see three dead bodies, however images seen by the Guardian appear to show at least four people killed. | |
| Still tense in centre Jakarta. Police edgy. Can see three bodies. Terrible scene. Multiple blasts reported pic.twitter.com/3sz7sqeuGs | |
| Samatha Hawley, with the ABC, also says that local media are reporting 10 to 14 perpetrators involved in the apparent blasts, but this figure is unconfirmed. | |
| Local media is reporting 10 to 14 perpetrators involved in Jakarta blasts. Situation still unfolding Police guard house destroyed. | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.50am GMT | |
| 4.43am GMT | |
| 04:43 | |
| Footage has been posted that purports to show at least one of the explosions that shook Jakarta today, this one outside a Starbucks cafe in the Sarinah Mall. | |
| Video ledakan di parkiran starbucks Sarinah #BreakingNews #ledakansarinah pic.twitter.com/Q6nbIS2bTl | |
| 4.41am GMT | |
| 04:41 | |
| AP has filed a longer take on the events of the last hour in Jakarta. | |
| A massive explosion rocked downtown Jakarta in front of a popular shopping mall on Thursday and an Associated Press reporter saw at least one dead body. | |
| Gunshots were heard after the midmorning explosion in front of the Sarinah shopping mall and a police station. The area also has many luxury hotels, and offices and embassies, including the French. | |
| It was not clear who was shooting but police had cordoned off the area, preventing reporters from going near the scene. | |
| Witnesses said the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber, but there was no immediate confirmation of the claim. | |
| Indonesia has been a victim of several bombing attacks in the past, claimed by Islamic militant groups. | |
| The country has been on high alert after authorities said they had foiled a plot by Islamic militants to attack government officials, foreigners and others. About 150,000 police officers and soldiers were deployed during New Year’s Eve to guard churches, airports and other public places. | |
| More than 9,000 police were also deployed in Bali, the site of Indonesia’s deadliest terror attack, which killed 202 people in 2002. | |
| National Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Anton Charliyan said security is focused on anticipating attacks in vulnerable regions, including Jakarta. | |
| On Tuesday, the jailed radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir appealed to an Indonesia court to have his conviction for funding a terror training camp overturned, arguing that his support for the camp was an act of worship. | |
| The 77-year-old leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network filed a judicial review of his 2011 conviction, when he was sentenced to 15 years in jail for setting up the camp in Aceh province. A higher court later cut the sentence to nine years. | |
| 4.40am GMT | |
| 04:40 | |
| Shootouts are still being reported in Jakarta, including at one of the blast sites below. | |
| Shootout at Blast site #Jakarta https://t.co/O1cAyTwdv7 pic.twitter.com/4UxhINWd9p | |
| RT @AFP #BREAKING: Shots fired outside #Jakarta cafe as armed police approach | |
| 4.34am GMT | |
| 04:34 | |
| Video has also been posted online showing the aftermath of the multiple explosions in Jakarta, including what sounds like gunfire. | |
| Ledakan bom di depan Sarinah Thamrin, Jakarta. Yang ke Jakarta stay safe. Video by @jokoanwar pic.twitter.com/3xjitM9lfC | |
| 4.33am GMT | |
| 04:33 | |
| The main UN office was not impacted by the blasts today, according to Katie Hodges, a UN staffer. | |
| UN security requesting staff to stay away from windows and the lobby. Main #UN office in Menara Thamrin building not hit by explosions | |
| Jeremy Douglas, another UN employee, has echoed this: | |
| Now quiet. Not comfortable quiet. Sitting with @BroderickUNRC avoiding windows. He is right 'hell of a day to go back to the office' | |
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| at 4.36am GMT | |
| 4.28am GMT | |
| 04:28 | |
| More images are emerging from Jakarta, where at least six explosions have been reported and gunfire can still be heard. | |
| Media now saying several blasts in the centre of Jakarta. (Photo from source) pic.twitter.com/9g2uUXvMKk | |
| #Indonesia #Latest At least 5 explosions rock #Jakarta reportedly at police station and cafe. Shooting reported. pic.twitter.com/pGobXx334M | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.29am GMT | |
| 4.26am GMT | |
| 04:26 | |
| The latest from AP on this developing story: | |
| A massive explosion has rocked downtown Jakarta in front of a popular shopping mall, and an Associated Press reporter saw at least one dead body. | |
| Gunshots were heard after the midmorning explosion Thursday in front of the Sarinah shopping mall in an area that also has many luxury hotels, embassies and offices. | |
| It was not clear who was shooting but there was a massive police presence, which prevented reporters from going near the scene. | |
| 4.24am GMT | 4.24am GMT |
| 04:24 | 04:24 |
| Photographs are appearing on social media are appearing of the apparent bombing outside the Sarinah shopping centre, just down the street from the UN headquarters. One shows at least two dead bodies on the street. Here are others from the same scene. | |
| Here is a photo just sent in re that apparent bombing at sarinah mall in #jakarta. pic.twitter.com/DNQdPVO1EL | Here is a photo just sent in re that apparent bombing at sarinah mall in #jakarta. pic.twitter.com/DNQdPVO1EL |
| More photos post sarinah bomb a few min ago. Apparently shooting going on. #Jakarta. pic.twitter.com/Uhvkky2m70 | |
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| at 4.25am GMT | |
| 4.20am GMT | 4.20am GMT |
| 04:20 | 04:20 |
| A UN regional representative, Jeremy Douglas, is in Jakarta and tweeting from the scene of the explosion outside the UN headquarters in the city. | A UN regional representative, Jeremy Douglas, is in Jakarta and tweeting from the scene of the explosion outside the UN headquarters in the city. |
| A massive #bomb went off in front of our new #Indonesia office as @collie_brown & I exit car. Chaos & we're going into lock-down | A massive #bomb went off in front of our new #Indonesia office as @collie_brown & I exit car. Chaos & we're going into lock-down |
| Apparent #suicidebomber literally 100m from the office and my hotel. Now gunfire | Apparent #suicidebomber literally 100m from the office and my hotel. Now gunfire |
| Now 4th bomb and gunfight | Now 4th bomb and gunfight |
| 5th and 6th bombing | 5th and 6th bombing |
| Serious exchange of fire in downtown #Jakarta. Didn't experience this in 3.5 years in #Pakistan | Serious exchange of fire in downtown #Jakarta. Didn't experience this in 3.5 years in #Pakistan |
| Amazing how some folks are walking and some running. Kind of a denial or something #jakartabombing | Amazing how some folks are walking and some running. Kind of a denial or something #jakartabombing |
| And now a serious exchange of fire in the street | And now a serious exchange of fire in the street |
| Police now backing-up & security announcement to stay away from windows, & telling folks to retreat from lobby | Police now backing-up & security announcement to stay away from windows, & telling folks to retreat from lobby |
| 4.15am GMT | 4.15am GMT |
| 04:15 | 04:15 |
| Multiple explosions reported in Jakarta | Multiple explosions reported in Jakarta |
| Multiple explosions have been reported in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, including one outside the United Nations building in the city’s centre. | Multiple explosions have been reported in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, including one outside the United Nations building in the city’s centre. |
| 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. | 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. |
| At least four more explosions have been reported by witnesses. | At least four more explosions have been reported by witnesses. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.22am GMT | at 4.22am GMT |