Summary
Several explosions rocked Jakarta, near a popular shopping mall
After the initial blasts gunfire and further explosions were heard
Five attackers are among at least seven people killed. Some 23 people are injured
The so-called Islamic State group has said it carried out the attacks
UK Foreign Office issues warningpublished at 08:20
UN office lockdown overpublished at 08:19
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End of twitter post"It's over"published at 08:18
ABC's Indonesia correspondent has tweeted the following message from local police.
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End of twitter post'Counter terrorism forces on the scene'published at 08:15
Todd Elliott, a terrorism expert with a Jakarta-based consultancy firm, told the BBC that special police counter terrorism forces and the military are believed to be sweeping the scene of the attack.
Market reacts after attackspublished at 08:14
Indonesia's Jakarta composite index was down 1.7% at 4,459.32 after news of the attack. The country's central bank also cut the cost of borrowing by 25 basis points to 7.25% - which is its first rate change since February last year.
More possible details about the attackerspublished at 08:12
ABC Indonesia correspondent Adam Harvey has been live-tweeting from Jakarta about the blasts. He has shared information from local police about the attackers.
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End of twitter postStarbucks glass windows blown out by explosionpublished at 08:11
Metro TV has tweeted this picture showing the Starbucks outlet near the explosion earlier today - its glass windows were completely shattered by the blast.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has offered his condolences to Indonesia following the deadly blasts.
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End of twitter postDutch radio: One Dutch UN worker injuredpublished at 07:57
Dutch radio is reporting that a Dutchman working for the United Nations was badly wounded, and that he is being operated on in a Jakarta hospital now. Earlier reports had said that a Dutchman was killed in the attack, which took place near a UN building.
Deputy police chief says six dead and 10 woundedpublished at 07:55
Deputy police chief Budi Gunawan just spoke to reporters
He said:
- Four perpetrators have been killed: two in a shootout in front of the Djakarta Theater, and two in a suicide bomb at the police post in front of Sarinah shopping centre, across Starbucks.
- Two civilians have been killed, one of whom is a foreigner
- Ten people are wounded, including five police officers, and one Algerian.
Map of blast sitepublished at 07:45
Image source, Associated PressStarbucks says customer injured at Jakarta storepublished at 07:44
US coffee chain Starbucks has put out a statement , externalconfirming it is shutting all its stores in Jakarta. It adds: "One customer sustained injuries and was treated on the scene; our partners (employees) are all confirmed to be safe."
Deputy police chief says foreign casualty at Starbuckspublished at 07:33
Indonesia's deputy police chief Budi Gunawan has told reporters that a foreigner was hurt while another was killed at Starbucks at Sarinah shopping centre, near the site of the explosions.
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End of twitter postReuters: Starbucks to close Jakarta storespublished at 07:21
US coffee chain Starbucks has announced it will be closing all its stores in Jakarta until further notice, reports Reuters news agency. The blasts took place near their outlet at Sarinah shopping centre earlier today.
Indonesian police: Four attackers deadpublished at 07:15
BreakingIndonesian police say four gunmen have been killed by security forces.
Straits Times: Some gunmen still in buildingpublished at 07:14
Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times is quoting police as saying that two or three attackers are still in the building where they have been engaged in a gun battle with security forces.
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Journalist James Campbell has tweeted local media reports identifying a Dutch national as among those killed.
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End of twitter postGunfire on the streets of Jakartapublished at 07:00
Indonesia's TV1 has broadcast live pictures of what appears to be an exchange of gunfire on the streets near the blast site.
Eyewitness video of gunfire posted onlinepublished at 06:53
Indonesian social media users have been circulating this video which appears to have been taken by an eyewitness shortly after the blasts took place. The video shows people running for cover as gunfire breaks out, and in the background a man is heard screaming "Get inside!" in Indonesian.
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End of twitter postStraits Times also reports four attackers deadpublished at 06:49
Singapore news outlet The Straits Times is also quoting Jakarta police as saying four attackers are dead.
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