At least seven people died, including five assailants, a police spokeperson said.
An Indonesian police officer fires his handgun towards suspects outside a café after a series of blasts hit Jakarta on Thursday.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo condemned the explosions as an "act of terror" on Thursday. He added that police were investigating.
Later, Jakarta police spokesperson Col. Muhammad Iqbal told the Associated Press that seven people had died, including five assailants, AP reported.
Several people have been reported injured. Netherlandic Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said a Dutch man had been seriously wounded, according to AP.
Reuters reported that at least one blast went off in front of the Sarinah mall. A police post outside the mall was reportedly destroyed.
Witnesses told AP that some of the explosions likely happened at a Starbucks store. In a statement Thursday, Starbucks said "initial reports are that an explosion took place close to our store in the Skyline building." One customer was injured and all staff members were safe, the statement added.
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After a news agency affiliated with ISIS said that the group was behind the attack, ISIS claimed responsibility through social media posts.
Shortly before the claim, Indonesian national police spokesperson Anton Charliyan told reporters that the assailants "imitated the terror actions in Paris ... they are likely from the [ISIS] group," according to AP.
Charliyan added that police had received a warning that there would "be a concert" — meaning an attack — on Indonesia in November.
The AP also reported that some explosions happened near the Pakistani and Turkish embassies.
Images purportedly recorded at the scene showed multiple blasts and clouds of smoke drifting between buildings.
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