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Jakarta's chief of police says Indonesia is hunting terror cells believed to have been involved in the attack on the capital. Jakarta's chief of police has said Indonesia is hunting terror cells believed to be behind Thursday's attack on the capital.
Two civilians and five attackers died in Thursday's gun and bomb assault in a busy commercial district. Two civilians and five attackers died in the gun and bomb assault in a busy commercial district.
Insp Gen Tito Karnavian told the BBC the actual attacking cell was "tiny" and had been "neutralised", but was linked to cells in Sulawesi and Java. Insp Gen Tito Karnavian said the attackers had been "neutralised" but were linked to groups across Indonesia and were "part of a global network".
The Islamic State (IS) militant group has said it was behind the attack.The Islamic State (IS) militant group has said it was behind the attack.
It released a statement online saying it had been carried out by "soldiers of the Caliphate", targeting "citizens of the Crusader coalition" against the group.It released a statement online saying it had been carried out by "soldiers of the Caliphate", targeting "citizens of the Crusader coalition" against the group.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has condemned the "acts of terror". Authorities have named Bahrum Naim, an Indonesian believed to be fighting with IS in Syria, as the suspected co-ordinator.
He tweeted on Friday that there was "no place for terrorism on Earth" and that "every citizen in the world" needed to fight it. Insp Gen Karnavian said Naim's "vision" is to unite the various IS-supporting groups across South East Asia.
Security forces battled militants for hours on Thursday in a major business and shopping district of Jakarta before bringing the situation under control. Indonesia - which has been attacked by Islamist militants several times - had been on high terror alert following recent threats issued by IS.
It ended when two of the attackers were killed in a suicide bombing, said police, with the other three killed in gun battles. Security forces battled militants for hours on Thursday in a major business and shopping district of Jakarta.
The assault ended when two of the attackers were killed in a suicide bombing, said police, with the other three killed in gun battles.
A Canadian and an Indonesian national, both civilians, also died and at least 20 people were injured.A Canadian and an Indonesian national, both civilians, also died and at least 20 people were injured.
Indonesia - which has been attacked by Islamist militants several times - had been on high terror alert amid IS threats to target Jakarta. Insp Gen Karnavian told the BBC that main culprits had been "neutralised" but were "connected to other cells in Java and Sulawesi and we are chasing them".
Insp Gen Karnavian said Indonesia had significantly developed its understanding of domestic terror networks since the 2002 Bali bombing, adding that one plot had been foiled at the end of 2015 and a number of people detained. He said one IS plot had been foiled at the end of 2015 and a number of people detained, among them a man who said he had been instructed by Naim.
The detainees included a man who said he had been instructed by Bahrum Naim, an Indonesian currently believed to be with IS in Syria.
Naim has been linked to the IS-allied East Indonesia Mujahidin Group (MIT), which is based on the island of Sulawesi.Naim has been linked to the IS-allied East Indonesia Mujahidin Group (MIT), which is based on the island of Sulawesi.
The police chief said some 1,000 people linked to radical networks had been brought to justice in Indonesia since 2000, but that some had since been released from prison and had "the potential to pose a threat". The police chief said Indonesia had significantly developed its understanding of domestic terror networks since the 2002 bomb attack in Bali, which killed 202 people.
He said Indonesia needed to strengthen its own capabilities and information sharing with other countries, because the terror threat was "not home grown in Indonesia but it is part of a global network". Some 1,000 people linked to radical networks had been brought to justice in Indonesia since 2000, he said, but some had since been released from prison and had "the potential to pose a threat".
"What we need to do today is strengthen capability and also sharing information with others because it is not home grown in Indonesia but it is part of a global network," he said.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has condemned the attacks as "acts of terror".
He tweeted on Friday that there was "no place for terrorism on Earth" and that "every citizen in the world" needed to fight it.
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Indonesia has suffered militant attacks in the past, but has been relatively successful in curbing home-grown Islamist extremism after a spate of attacks in the last decade. Some of the deadliest include:Indonesia has suffered militant attacks in the past, but has been relatively successful in curbing home-grown Islamist extremism after a spate of attacks in the last decade. Some of the deadliest include:
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