The Jakarta Police has claimed to have neutralized all the
perpetrators of the bomb blasts that occurred at the Thamrin Boulevard Central
Jakarta .
"All the perpetrators have been neutralized. The total
number of casualties is seven, including the four perpetrators," Senior
Commissioner M. Iqbal, a spokesman of the Jakarta Metro Jaya Police, stated at
the site of the bombing incident on Thursday.
He reported that there were only two bomb blasts, and other
explosions were the result of the shootout between the police officers and
perpetrators.
A police officer was seriously injured in the incident.
The police are continuing investigation and evacuation at
the scene, he stated.
The policemen are conducting combing operations in several
buildings near the scene in search of any remaining bombs.
"Even the Jakarta Police chief is leading a screening
operation in one of the buildings," he remarked.
He denied reports of bomb blasts in other parts of Jakarta
"We want to inform (the public) that the condition in Jakarta
In the meantime, the victims already evacuated to the
emergency unit of the Gatot
Subroto Hospital
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