Starbucks says customer hurt, workers safe; Jakarta stores closed
Plainclothes police aim their handguns towards suspects outside a cafe after a series of blasts hit the Indonesia capital Jakarta on January 14, 2016. AFP
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Starbucks says one customer sustained injuries from an explosion in Jakarta and was treated on the scene while all employees are confirmed to be safe.
The company says in a statement initial reports suggest the explosion took place close to a store in the Skyline building near one of police posts in downtown Jakarta.
It says: “We are deeply saddened by the senseless acts that have taken place in Jakarta today; our hearts are with the people of Indonesia.”
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Starbucks says all stores in Jakarta will remain closed, out of an abundance of caution, until further notice.
Jakarta police spokesman Col. Muhammad Iqbal says seven people including four attackers have been killed in the brazen attacks in the downtown capital.
He says police have recovered the bodies of the attackers, but it is not clear if more remain at large.
At least three explosions rocked downtown Jakarta Thursday midmorning followed by more than two hours of gunbattles.
A witness told The Associated Press that the explosions occurred inside a Starbucks cafe.
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