Edited by nirman at 14-1-2016 03:30 PM
#JakartaBlasts: Scenes from the ground. Eyewitnesses said there were some seven gunmen involved and they heard seven explosions. str.sg/ZH96
[size=1.6em]1.58PM: Another explosion is heard near a central Jakarta building, the scene of the attacks, reports Reuters. [size=1.6em]![](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/blob/2424926/1452751285000/jakarta-blasts-smoke-data.jpg)
[size=1.6em]1.40PM: Latest death toll, according to Reuters is six, with three police officers and three civilians killed, citing Indonesia's national police spokesman. [size=1.6em]Witnesses, according to Reuters, say security forces are continuing to pursue several assailants. [size=1.6em]One blast was in a Starbucks cafe and security forces were later seen entering the building. [size=1.6em]Police said they suspected a suicide bomber was responsible for at least one of the blasts and up to 14 militant gunmen were involved in the attack, Metro TV reported. [size=1.6em]![](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/blob/2425250/1452754997000/jakarta-blasts-1-data.jpg)
[size=1.6em]1.30PM: Police with sniffer dogs enter the incident area towards Djakarta Theatre. The attackers are still at large, according to a police spokesperson. [size=1.6em]1.07PM: At least four people - one police officer and three civilians - have died in the seven explosions, say police. Offices in Jakarta have told their workers to stay indoors for safety reasons. [size=1.6em]"For now the gunfire has stopped but they are still on the run, we are afraid there will be more gunshots," says national police spokesman Anton Charliyan.
[size=1.6em]12.55pm: Police say they have received a warning purportedly from Islamic State in late December about a "possible incident that could cause international news", according to a Channel NewsAsia reporter.
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[size=1.6em]12.50pm: Reuters witness saw three dead people and a gunfight going on. One blast went off in a Starbucks cafe and security forces were later seen entering the building. [size=1.6em]"The Starbucks cafe windows are blown out. I see three dead people on the road. There has been a lull in the shooting but someone is on the roof of the building and police are aiming their guns at him," said a Reuters photographer. [size=1.6em]![](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/blob/2424686/1452749110000/jakarta-blast-police-at-data.jpg)
[size=1.6em]Police hunting for the attackers following a series of explosions in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo: AFP)
[size=1.6em]12.35pm: "This is a bomb," Anton Charliyan, national police spokesman tells AFP. He warns people to stay away, saying police fear there could be more bombs.
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