'IS Issued Cryptic Warning' Before Jakarta Attacks
Indonesian police said that the IS group issued a "cryptic warning" before the attacks in the capital Jakarta this morning.
"The warning said there will be a concert in Indonesia and it will be international news," he told a local radio station.
He did not give any further details, or say when the warning was issued.
Police in Jakarta say the situation there is now under control, and the five suspected attackers have been killed.
No group has yet claimed responsibility but police say they suspect that an IS-linked group was behind the attacks.
Five policemen were shot after a clash with attackers in front of a Starbucks branch in Jakarta, Indonesian deputy police chief Budi Gunawan says.
Timeline Of Jakarta Attacks
Reuters has created a timeline of the attacks in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta this morning in which seven people -- including five militants -- were killed.
The full timeline can be viewed here.
The first explosion occurred near a Starbucks cafe in central Jakarta at 10.49 a.m. local time (GMT +0700 hours).
A second explosion happened just eight minutes later at 10.57. A police officer was shot at 11.00 near the explosion site. Gunfire and several explosions -- six according to local TV -- were heard.
Dutch UN Employee 'Critically Injured' In Jakarta Attacks
A United Nations employee from the Netherlands, Johan Kieft, was critically injured at a bomb blast near a Starbucks cafe in Jakarta this morning and was undergoing surgery, his wife has said in an interview.
IS 'Definitely' Behind Attack -- Jakarta's Police Chief
Jakarta's police chief has now said that the IS group are "definitely" behind the attacks in the Indonesian capital this morning.
IS-allied News Agency Says IS Behind Jakarta Attacks
The IS-aligned Aamaq news agency has said that the IS group carried out this morning's attacks in Jakarta.
"Islamic State fighters carried out an armed attack this morning targeting foreign nationals and the security forces charged with protecting them in the Indonesian capital," Aamaaq said on its Telegram channel.
Indonesian IS Militant 'Planning This For Awhile' -- Jakarta Police Chief
Indonesia's police chief Tito Karnavian has said that the IS group is "definitely" behind the attacks in Jakarta this morning and that Indonesian IS militant Bahrun Naim, who is thought to be in Syria, has been "planning this for awhile. He is behind this attack."
As reports emerge that an IS-linked news agency has said IS were behind the attacks in Jakarta this morning, Linus Gustafsson of the Swedish Defense University has notes that the Indonesian Abu Sayyaf Group declared allegiance to IS back in 2014.