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Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.
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2016 Jakarta attacks
Series of terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia in January 2016
On 14 January 2016, multiple explosions and gunfire were reported near the Sarinah shopping mall in central Jakarta, Indonesia, at the intersection of Jalan Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim and Jalan MH Thamrin. One blast went off in a Burger King restaurant outside the mall. The attack…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sarinah Building
Commercial in Central Jakarta, Indonesia
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Indonesian National Police
National police force of Indonesia
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Islamic State
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January 14
Day of the year
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