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ISIS Cited in Deadly Indonesian Terrorist Attack
[ABCNEWS.GO] The White House has slammed the deadly attack in Jakarta that left seven people dead, five of whom were believed to be the suspected perpetrators.Both the Indonesian government and the White House are calling it a terrorist attack, which involved a string of kabooms that also left 23 people injured, five of whom were police personnel. Other suspects are being pursued by Indonesian authorities, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. The ISIS-linked 'Amaq News Agency claims the group was behind the attacks. Quoting a source, 'Amaq said "fighters from the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... carried out the attack targeting foreign nationals and security forces tasked with protecting them." There has been no official claim by ISIS. Of the injured civilians, four are Indonesian citizens and 14 other civilians, officials said. The U.S. Embassy said there are no Americans among the victims. U.S. citizens are advised to defer all non-essential travel in the city of Jakarta and areas such as malls, restaurants, cinemas and large gatherings should be avoided. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-15 |
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