Reports of bomb explosions and exchange of gunfire in Jakarta, Indonesia

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Crap, scary stuff. I'd better stay home today; kinda glad we don't live in Jakarta proper.

My friends have been talking about this, too. They"re saying there's been reports of cars & motorcycles carrying bombs and AK-47s and rumors that US brand stores and restaurants may have bombs planted in them. Not sure how true they are, though.
 
Bloody FUCK

Thank God my family are all safe in Jakarta, but fucking BLOODY FUCK.

Go kill yourself in some shithole and leave all of us alone, you fucking stupid suicide bombers! FUCK I am really upset about this.
 
Everyone in Jakarta who are in American-related buildings or companies, stay away from there.

The explosions are happening in many places.
 
Stay safe Jakarta gaf...

My gf had just got back to her office from her lunch break with friends when she heard about this. Thank god they didn't go to that Starbucks...

Laughing Banana said:
Bloody FUCK

Thank God my family are all safe in Jakarta, but fucking BLOODY FUCK.

Go kill yourself in some shithole and leave all of us alone, you fucking stupid suicide bombers! FUCK I am really upset about this.
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This.. I'm fucking furious right now, especially because I feel so helpless.
 
This happened like 5 minutes from where I live. It's chaos over here. Reports of mulitple attacks across the city. Kuningan, cikini, slipi. Not confirmed yet I think.
 
I just hate that the idea to do this exists in the world and isn't going away....

Hoping for everyone's safety. I have lots of friends there...
 
There's a video where people gathered around the destroyed police box, and the crowds dispersed quickly because they hear shots fired and one man lied there in the middle of the street...
 
Thanks for your concern, guys. It's pretty crazy here with people keep spreading information out of nowhere without confirming.
 
The double standard in coverage here is kind of amazing. If this was going on in a western nation it would be cutting into live programming. In a muslim majority nation, it's just a passing mention.
 
Bam Bam Baklava said:
Why is there no news about this yet? Where's CNN? MSNBC? Fox?
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There's a small article on CNN's site, didn't check the others. As far as TV coverage they rarely cover these things during the overnight hours, unless it's something major happening here in the states or like the Paris attack, although that was carried over from the coverage during the late afternoon/evening hours.

Edit: Fox has live coverage currently running.
 
You might not want to trust everything that comes out of indonesian news media, they're not really known to fact check I think, there are probably a lot of rumours going around. Hope it doesnt get worse though :/
 
It's got to be one of the worst ideas humanity has ever come up with... Needing to slaughter people drinking coffee or listening to rock concert because their imaginary friend has political designs for the planet.
 
Shit infuriates me. They hate to see people enjoying life. Got friends headed to Bali next month and even though it's pretty far from Jakarta I'm really hoping this shit doesn't keep up.
 
My friend is trapped inside the building. She can't get evacuated cuz no one can get in nor out. Probably the shooter(s) is inside the building.

There are 3 new explosion in the past few 10 minutes.
 
scarlet said:
My friend is trapped inside the building. She can't get evacuated cuz no one can get in nor out. Probably the shooter(s) is inside the building.

There are 3 new explosion in the past few 10 minutes.
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I'm hoping for the best, police will be doing their best and we are here for you.
 
BocoDragon said:
It's got to be one of the worst ideas humanity has ever come up with... Needing to slaughter people drinking coffee or listening to rock concert because their imaginary friend has political designs for the planet.
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Birds of a feather flock together.

Everything ISIS has accomplished thus far has served to embolden these radical groups throughout the Muslim world.
 
Probably not the best idea to post unsubstantiated rumours or graphic photos of very recent victims to be honest guys.

Keep your common sense.
 
Calabria said:
yup

Baghdad
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/world/middleeast/isis-attack-on-baghdad-mall-kills-17.html?_r=0

Turkey 1
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/13/europe/turkey-istanbul-explosion/

Turkey 2
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35308750

Pakistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/world/asia/pakistan-quetta-suicide-bombing-polio.html
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I'm surprised Pakistan is still being bombed.

Haven't kept up with that country's politics, but last time when that school bombing happened, the government went with a scorched-earth policy and obliterated the regions where the terrorists were based.
 
This is beyond fucked up and everything is pointing towards another Paris inspired attack. Stay safe IndonesiaGaf.
 
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