ISIS claims Indonesia attacks
Islamic State's statement said there were 15 people killed but the
official tally according to the Indonesian government is seven. A news
agency affiliated to Islamic State had earlier reported the group's
responsibility.
Islamic State officially claimed responsibility on Thursday for a gun and bomb assault in the centre of Jakarta earlier in the day that killed seven people, five of whom were attackers.
"A
group of soldiers of the caliphate in Indonesia targeted a gathering
from the crusader alliance that fights the Islamic State in Jakarta
through planting several explosive devices that went off as four of the
soldiers attacked with light weapons and explosive belts," the group said in a statement.
Islamic State's statement said there were 15 people killed but the official tally according to the Indonesian government is seven. A news agency affiliated to Islamic State had earlier reported the group's responsibility.