As it happened: Jakarta attacks

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

Live Reporting

Penny Spiller, Claudia Allen, Alastair Lawson, Tessa Wong, Saira Asher, Heather Chen, Simeon Paterson and Naziru Mikailu

Crowds gather despite initial shockpublished at 05:27
Despite panic and initial shock, big crowds soon gathered at the scene - to watch police pursuing suspects.
Image source, AFP/Getty Images
Image caption,
Crowds watch as police take their position behind a car
...while others ran for safety from their offices...
Image source, Reuters
Image caption,
People evacuate their offices in Jakarta
'Terror has no face'published at 05:20
#PrayForJakarta is now one of Indonesia's biggest Twitter trends, as thousands of social media users are tweeting out condolences in memory of those killed in today's blasts.
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Jakarta blasts Twitter listpublished at 05:23
BBC News Asia has created a Twitter list of people following the explosions in Jakarta. You can subscribe to it here, external.
Gunfire hit cars along road - reportspublished at 05:19
Metro TV has tweeted this image of a car near the site of the explosions that was hit by gunfire.
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AFP: At least four killed by explosionspublished at 05:18
AFP is quoting a police spokesman as saying that four people have died - one police officer and three civilians. Anton Charliyan told the news agency: "For now the gunfire has stopped but they are still on the run, we are afraid there will be more gunshots."
Reports of explosive devicespublished at 05:14
This tweet from an aviation specialist from Jakarta is being shared on Twitter.
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Jakarta workers told to remain indoorspublished at 05:13

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The scene of the blastspublished at 05:11
The Sydney Morning Herald's Indonesia correspondent has shared this photo from the scene of the blasts at the Sarinah shopping centre on her Twitter account.
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Links to the attack?published at 05:08
The ABC's Indonesia bureau chief has tweeted a comment from a Jakarta police spokesman.
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Eyewitness report - 'Three dead at scene'published at 05:00
One of the blasts was reportedly in a Starbucks cafe.
"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," a Reuters photographer was quoted as saying.
More SWAT officers arrive at scenepublished at 04:59
The ABC's Indonesia bureau chief has shared this image on her Twitter account, of SWAT police officers gathering near the Sarinah shopping mall.
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Jakarta blasts on Twitterpublished at 04:57
Thousands of Twitter users in Indonesia are keeping up with latest updates from Jakarta using the hashtags #Sarinah, external #Thamrin, external and #BomSarinah, external.
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'Gunfire continuing' at bomb sitepublished at 04:56
There are multiple reports of ongoing gunfire near the bomb site, specifically near a Starbucks outlet at the Sarinah shopping centre.
Reports of a second explosionpublished at 04:55
Twitter users in Indonesia are sharing updates of another explosion in Jakarta, this time in the western Palmerah district.
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SWAT officers arrive on the scenepublished at 04:53
Police officers dressed in SWAT attire have arrived near the Sarinah shopping mall in Jakarta, where the blasts took place.
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'People are hiding'published at 04:51
The BBC's Jerome Wirawan near the scene
Police are cordoning off the area and asking people to stay away. There are unconfirmed reports of gunmen nearby. Just now police officers were taking cover behind a car. It's quite frightening actually
Crowds gather by bomb sitepublished at 04:49
More pictures of the bomb site have emerged on Twitter showing a crowd gathering in the area. This image by local media outlet Kompas shows the site with two bodies on the road blurred out.
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Blasts appeared to have hit police postpublished at 04:45
Indonesian media have begun tweeting the first pictures of the bomb scene. The explosions appeared to have hit a police post.
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Busy downtown area close to UN officespublished at 04:41
The Sarinah shopping centre is close to the presidential palace and United Nations offices. It is in a busy downtown area with major hotels and offices for multinational corporations.
Witnesses say blasts hit a police boxpublished at 04:40
Eyewitnesses say that the blasts took place at a police box in the middle of a road, near the Sarinah shopping centre in the Indonesian capital, and at least two bodies can be seen.