MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Explosions occurred in the Indonesian capital on Thursday, reportedly leading to several casualties.
"At 10:50 am [03:50 GMT] there was an explosion in front of Sarinah [mall]," Jakarta metropolitan police said via Twitter.
Police are saying the Jakarta terror attack is ISIS-related
— Adam Harvey (@adharves) 14 января 2016
One of the explosions occurred outside the United Nations building in the city center.
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
— Jeremy Douglas (@jdouglasSEA) January 14, 2016
Apparent #suicidebomber literally 100m from the office and my hotel. Now gunfire
— Jeremy Douglas (@jdouglasSEA) January 14, 2016
5th and 6th bombing
— Jeremy Douglas (@jdouglasSEA) January 14, 2016
According to Douglas, there have been a total of six blasts in Jakarta, one of them apparently carried out by a suicide bomber.
Photographs of the scene of the explosion outside the Sarinah shopping center, posted by the city police on Twitter, show three bodies lying on the ground.
At least seven people were reportedly killed.
Inspector general Anton Charliyan, police spokesman, says no suicide bombers, rather grenades. 3 civilians, 3 traffic police fatalities.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) 14 января 2016
There also have been multiple reports of gunfire and at least one active shooter on the scene.
An ABC journalist reported that the attackers came in on motorcycles throwing grenades.
PHOTO: Armed security forces arrive at scene of blasts in #Jakarta. — @saifulcna pic.twitter.com/coyx2LmFoX
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) 14 января 2016
Shooting in #jakarta pic.twitter.com/DoTs7YbAro
— Datuk Jahat Hensem (@datukhensem) January 14, 2016
Police struggle to rescue victims fear gunmen still at large in sarinah mall #jakarta #terror #indonesia pic.twitter.com/LIHK2T4PBi
— Jeff Hutton (@jeffreyhutton) January 14, 2016
More photos post sarinah bomb a few min ago. Apparently shooting going on. #Jakarta. pic.twitter.com/Uhvkky2m70
— Edward Rees (@ReesEdward) January 14, 2016
UPDATE: At least three dead in Indonesian blasts in #Jakarta. — @AFP
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) January 14, 2016
Two bodies on road jakarta pic.twitter.com/ySkv2lYMqv
— Adam Harvey (@adharves) January 14, 2016
Video via @jokoanwar pic.twitter.com/tizTR0woXb close to scene of multiple bombings in Jakarta Indonesia
— Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) January 14, 2016
