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| Starbucks hit in deadly attack in Jakarta that killed at least seven | Starbucks hit in deadly attack in Jakarta that killed at least seven |
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| Militants staged a bloody suicide bomb and gun attack Thursday outside a Starbucks cafe, among other locations, in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, leaving at least seven people dead from what police said were half a dozen separate explosions. | |
| Police engaged the attackers in a long, running gunfight in the wake of the attack, in which five of the attackers and two others were killed, the Associated Press reported. | |
| [Malaysia police on alert after Jakarta attack] | |
| According to Australia Broadcasting, bodies were seen lying in the streets during the ensuing battle. | According to Australia Broadcasting, bodies were seen lying in the streets during the ensuing battle. |
| While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, a police spokesman, Anton Charliyan, told reporters that authorities had “received a threat from Islamic State that Indonesia will be the spotlight.” But Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo asked that the public avoid speculation about who was responsible for the attack. | While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, a police spokesman, Anton Charliyan, told reporters that authorities had “received a threat from Islamic State that Indonesia will be the spotlight.” But Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo asked that the public avoid speculation about who was responsible for the attack. |
| The area where the attack occurred includes several embassies, a building that houses the Starbucks and Indonesia’s central bank. | The area where the attack occurred includes several embassies, a building that houses the Starbucks and Indonesia’s central bank. |
| It was unclear how many people took part in the assault or whether Starbucks itself was targeted, or the Skyline Building in which it is housed. | It was unclear how many people took part in the assault or whether Starbucks itself was targeted, or the Skyline Building in which it is housed. |
| In 2009, militants staged attacks at two other high-profile symbols of U.S. capitalism, a JW Marriott hotel and a Ritz Carlton hotel. | In 2009, militants staged attacks at two other high-profile symbols of U.S. capitalism, a JW Marriott hotel and a Ritz Carlton hotel. |
| Indonesian officials had warned last month of a “credible threat” of an attack in the world’s largest Muslim nation and, according to AP, brought out 150,000 security personnel to keep an eye on churches, airports and other places. | Indonesian officials had warned last month of a “credible threat” of an attack in the world’s largest Muslim nation and, according to AP, brought out 150,000 security personnel to keep an eye on churches, airports and other places. |
| On Jan. 3, the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta warned Americans of “a potential threat” against U.S.-associated hotels and banks in Surabaya, about 500 miles east of Jakarta on the island of Java. | On Jan. 3, the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta warned Americans of “a potential threat” against U.S.-associated hotels and banks in Surabaya, about 500 miles east of Jakarta on the island of Java. |