Starbucks cafes in Jakarta resume operations after attack

Police and officials gather in the parking lot outside the damaged Starbucks cafe where Thursday’s attack occurred in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 15. AP

US-based coffee shop chain Starbucks on Friday reopened its stores across Jakarta, Indonesia, after terrorist attacks in the capital on Thursday, aside from one outlet that was struck in the incident and remained closed.

All branches of the worldwide coffee franchise in the city were shut on Thursday immediately after the series of attacks took place on Jl. MH Thamrin.

The Starbucks establishment in the Skyline building in the city center suffered damage during the attacks, with one person shot dead near the store. All employees are confirmed to be safe.

“While this store will remain closed, based on the stabilization of the situation being conveyed by local authorities, we will open all other stores in Jakarta and across Indonesia on [Friday],” Starbucks said via an official statement on its global website.

A spokesperson from Starbucks Indonesia said the reopening of stores in Jakarta did not signal a loosening of security measures.

“We will continue to monitor the situation intensively and will provide updates should there be any further developments,” Starbucks Indonesia spokesperson Yuti Resani said as quoted by news portal kontan.co.