Early reports suggest the attacks targeted the local police. At least one police officer was killed by gunfire from an assailant, according to witnesses. This is the first mass attack in Jakarta since the twin bombings of two hotels in 2009. Facebook
Gallery: Attackers Target Jakarta Mall. A militant exchanges gunfire with police during an assault on the Indonesian capital Jakarta which has been rocked by a series of bomb blasts and gun battles. Click through for more images. Jakarta Indonesia Blasts.
The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta asked Americans to stay away from the area, saying the "situation continues to unfold." One of the targets of the Thursday attacks was a police station, next to a busy shopping center, the Sarinah Thamrin Plaza. Gunmen used
At least four people, including a policeman, are dead after militants carried out a series of apparently coordinated gun and bomb attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. More from Asia. Indonesia Jakarta Explosions vo vause
A series of large explosions rocked Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on Thursday morning. The Associated Press reports one blast was in front of a popular shopping mall, and there have been at least six other explosions as well as gunfire. At least