No Azerbaijanis among victims of Jakarta attacks
By Amina Nazarli
There are no Azerbaijanis among the blast victims in Indonesia’s capital Jakarata, said Hikmet Hajiyev, Spokesperson for Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry.
The Azerbaijani embassy has urged fellow citizens, who permanently or temporarily reside in the country, to avoid crowded places.
Currently, 30 Azerbaijani citizens are on the consular registration in Indonesia.
Several blasts and multiple gunfights hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, including one outside the UN building in the centre of the capital.
At least six people have been killed by the blasts, say police, BBC reports.
Police say at least four suspected attackers are dead. It remains unclear who was behind the assault.
President Joko Widodo has called for calm but condemned the "act of terror".
Nine suspected Islamic State terrorists were arrested in December with documents outlining a plan to “do a concert” in Jakara, but intelligence officials say there is no evidence yet linking Thursday’s attack to Isis, the Guardian reports.
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