Indonesian police stand guard outside the building outside which several bomb blasts and a gunfight took place earlier today. – Reuters pic, January 14, 2016.Indonesian police shot dead four suspected militants who were part of a bomb and gun attack in the capital, Jakarta, today and the area is being secured, a police spokesman said.
"We are sterilising the building from basement to top," Iqbal Kabid told reporters, explaining that a gunbattle between the attackers and police took place in a cinema that is in the same building as a Starbucks cafe that was attacked.
"We will declare the situation secure soon," he said.
Meanwhile, the head of the national intelligence agency said there were no indications that Islamic State (Isis) militants were behind the attack today.
"This is definitely terrorism but there are no indications yet that it's Isis related," Lt Gen Sutiyoso said. – Reuters, January 14, 2016.
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