Shooters on the loose in Jakarta, one suicide bomber blows himself up

January 14, 2016 11:22

Police said they suspected a suicide bomber was responsible for at least one of the blasts and up to 14 terrorists were involved in the attack, Metro TV reported.

"The Starbucks cafe windows are blown out. I see three dead people on the road. There has been a lull in the shooting but someone is on the roof of the building and police are aiming their guns at him," said a Reuters photographer.

Indonesia has been on edge in recent weeks over the threat posed by Islamist militants and counter-terrorism police have launched a crackdown on people with suspected links to Islamic State.

Pic: Reports say that one of the attackers were engaged by the Indonesian police.

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