2016 Jakarta attacks

2016 Jakarta attacks
2016 Jakarta attacks
Part of terrorism in Indonesia and the spillover of the Syrian civil war
	Attack site shown on a map of Jakarta
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates	6°11′12.56″S 106°49′23.38″E / 6.1868222°S 106.8231611°E
Date	14 January 2016 ; 10:40 – 15:30 WIB (UTC+07:00)
Attack type	Suicide bombings, shootout
Deaths	8 total 4 civilians; 4 attackers;
Injured	24
Perpetrators	Islamic State
No. of participants	4 to 14

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.^[1] One blast went off in a Burger King restaurant outside the mall.^[1] The attack occurred near a United Nations (UN) information centre, as well as luxury hotels and foreign embassies.^[2] The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) confirmed that a Dutch UN official was seriously injured in the attacks.^[3] It was reported an armed stand-off took place on the fourth level of the Menara Cakrawala (Skyline Tower) on Jalan MH Thamrin.^[4] At least eight people—four attackers and four civilians (three Indonesians and an Algerian-Canadian)—were killed, and 23 others were injured due to the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Kapoor, Kanupriya; Whiteside, Darren (14 January 2016). "Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least three dead". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Spiller, Penny; Allen, Claudia; Lawson, Alastair; Wong, Tessa; Asher, Saira; Chen, Heather; Paterson, Simeon & Mikailu, Naziru (14 January 2016). "As it happened: Jakarta attacks". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ Indrawan, Aditya Fajar (14 January 2016). "Kapolda dan Kapolres Jakpus Masuk ke Gedung Cakrawala Meski Ada Baku Tembak". detiknews. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[reuters-1] Kapoor, Kanupriya; Whiteside, Darren (14 January 2016). "Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least three dead". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[bbc-2] "Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[bbc2-3] Spiller, Penny; Allen, Claudia; Lawson, Alastair; Wong, Tessa; Asher, Saira; Chen, Heather; Paterson, Simeon & Mikailu, Naziru (14 January 2016). "As it happened: Jakarta attacks". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[4] Indrawan, Aditya Fajar (14 January 2016). "Kapolda dan Kapolres Jakpus Masuk ke Gedung Cakrawala Meski Ada Baku Tembak". detiknews. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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