Updated: Terrorist attack in Jakarta: at least six dead in series of 'suicide bombings' (1 Canadian dead)

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• Six explosions reported in Indonesian capital
• Isis says its “crusader alliance” was behind the attack
• Five attackers confirmed dead
• A Canadian and an Indonesian also killed

Latest summary:

• Seven people were killed in a series of bomb and gun attacks in central Jakarta. Indonesian police said five attackers and two others, a Canadian and an Indonesian, were killed.
• The Islamic State group said its “crusader alliance” carried out the attack. Police spokesman Gen Anton Charliyan said: “They imitated the terror actions in Paris.”
• A Dutch man was among those wounded. Authorities in the Netherlands said a Dutch man was critically injured. Five policeman suffered gun or shrapnel wounds.
• Police declared they had regained control of the area five hours after an initial bomb attack at 10.30am local time. There were six explosions in quick succession, according to witnesses.
• At least one of the blasts occurred near the United Nations headquarters on Thamrin Road. A lockdown of the UN building has been lifted.
• A suicide bomber was killed in an attack at a nearby Starbucks. The company said one customer was injured.
• The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, condemned the attacks and appealed for calm. He said: “The state, nation and people should not be afraid of, and lose to, such terror acts.”
• Nine suspected Islamic State terrorists were arrested in December with documents outlining a plan to “do a concert” in Jakarta.