ISIS behind Jakarta bombings

jakarta - The attacks in Jakarta Thursday are 'definitely' the work of Islamic State. That the chief of police stated in the Indonesian capital. According to him there was an Indonesian ISIS-trailer some time around with plans.

This terrorist would be in Syria. He is behind the attack , said police chief Tito Karnavian. A statement from a news agency which has links with the terrorist movement, also pointed in that direction. The attack was aimed at foreigners and members of the Indonesian security forces, the agency said.

Through the series of bomb explosions and shootings in the city center, seven people died. An unknown number of people were injured, including a Dutch UN employee.