Three arrests after bombings in Jakarta

jakarta - Police in Indonesia have arrested three people suspected of being involved in the attacks in Jakarta Thursday. They would have threatened a woman, the local station MetroTV reported on the authority of the police.

Five terrorists Thursday attacks on a café and a police station in the center of the Indonesian capital. According to police, two men blew themselves up. The other three opened fire on police officers and passersby. Two people lost their lives. The three attackers were slain during an exchange of fire with the police.

Authorities in Indonesia are engaged in detecting and breaking up terrorist cells that had possible ties to the bombers. The terror group that the attackers were members of was small and neutralized , said police chief Tito Karnavian told the BBC. However, the cell had links with other groups on the islands of Sulawesi and Java.

Responsibility for the attacks was claimed by the Islamic State (IS). In a statement, the terrorist movement said that the attack was carried out by Soldiers of the Caliphate which target citizens of the crusader coalition, had. It took several hours Thursday before police had the situation under control.