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Southeast Asia
ISIS Cited in Deadly Indonesian Terrorist Attack
2016-01-15
[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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
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

#3  Looks like a COORDINATED THREE-FER amongst the ISIS, AQIM, + Al-Shabaab's deadly attack on military barracks]???

* JAPAN TIMES > PARIS-INSPIRED JAKARTA CARNAGE SIGNALS ISLAMIC STATE [IS/ISIS/ISIL] INDONESIA FOOTHOLD, THREAT OF MORE "CONCERTS".

* SAME > AT LEAST 20 FEARED DEAD IN AL-QAIDA AFFILIATE [AQIM aka AQ North Africa] ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-01-15 22:36  

#2  So like when they get cited it's like getting a ticket by police for having high grass what the fuck do they have meter maids driving through war zones like the chick from dead like me handing out tickets wtf?!!!! Hey Fazil pull the technical over you got a loud muffler what the fuck?
Posted by: Lampedusa Creretch3679   2016-01-15 17:11  

#1  Both the Indonesian government and the White House are calling it a terrorist attack

So is it a "terrorist attack" to the White House because it happened outside the US, or because it happened in an Islamic state, or because it was so bloody obvious that even they couldn't explain it away?
Posted by: Pappy   2016-01-15 14:24  

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