Paris-style suicide attack shocks Indonesia
Here is a roundup of today's events in Jakarta from Richard Spencer, our Middle East Editor.
You can also read a summary of everything we know about the latest Islamist attack in Indonesia here.
Militants claiming to be loyal to Isil launched combined bombing and shooting attacks in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least two people including a Canadian citizen.
Witnesses described a series of bombs exploding in the centre of the city. “A massive bomb went off in front of our new Indonesia office,” Jeremy Douglas, regional representative for the United Nations Office for Crime and Drugs, said on Twitter.
He went on to give a live update of events. “Apparent suicide bomber literally 100m from the office and my hotel. Now gunfire,” he said.
“Serious exchange of fire in downtown Jakarta. Didn't experience this in 3.5 years in Pakistan.”