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At least 4 dead in series of blasts in Jakarta, gunfight on

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At least four people have been killed in a series of blasts in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with reports of ongoing gunfire.

Police said they suspected a suicide bomber was responsible for at least one the blasts, the Express Tribune reports.

One blast went off in a Starbucks cafe and security forces were later seen entering the building.

According to the official Jakarta police Twitter account one explosion went off in front of a shopping centre, Sarinah mall, on a main city avenue.

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First Published: Jan 14 2016 | 10:53 AM IST

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