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3 jihad suicide bombers in Jakarta Starbucks; explosions, gunfire in city

Jan 14, 2016 2:08 am By Robert Spencer

A global war that no one wants to admit is being waged

Indonesia Explosion

“Witness says 3 suicide bombers explode in Jakarta Starbucks,” by Niniek Karmini, Associated Press, January 14, 2016:

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least three suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks cafe in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while two gunmen attacked a police post nearby, a witness told The Associated Press.

TVOne, a local television network, reported three other explosions in other parts of the city.

At least one policeman was killed in addition to the bombers. An Associated Press photographer saw three bodies behind police lines, lying on a sidewalk. Their identities were unclear.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks but suspicion is likely to fall on Islamic militant groups, which have carried out several attacks in the past across Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.

It would be the first major attack in the capital Jakarta since the bombings of two hotels in 2009.

“This act is clearly aimed at disturbing public order and spreading terror among people,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, said in statement on television. Jokowi who is on a working visit in West Java town of Cirebon, said he is returning to Jakarta immediately.

“The state, the nation and the people should not be afraid of, and lose to, such terror acts,” he said.

The first explosion apparently triggered a gun-battle between the attackers and anti-terror police squads, and gunfire could be heard more than 1 ½ hours later.

Tri Seranto, a bank security guard, told The Associated Press he saw at least five attackers, including three suicide bombers who exploded themselves in the Starbucks.

He said he was out on the street when he saw the three men entering Starbucks and saw them blowing themselves up one by one. He said the other two attackers, carrying handguns, entered a police post from where he heard gunfire. He said he later saw one policeman dead and three seriously wounded….

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  1. Infidel from Down Under says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 2:14 am

    And naturally this again would have had absolutely nothing to do with Islam otherwise known as ‘The Religion of Peace’

    • john spielman says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 7:27 am

      on the contrary, according to islamic theology , there are 3 new admissions th allah’s little whore house in the sky

      • Shane says

        Jan 15, 2016 at 4:24 pm

        Why are Westerners going to any Muslim country? Islam is on the warpath all over the world. Stay in Western countries especially in the Western hemisphere to avoid the jihad.

  2. Solomon says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 2:27 am

    The first explosion apparently triggered a gun-battle between the attackers and anti-terror police squads

    It appears Indonesia is far more prepared for such attacks than Europe is.

  3. grace says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 2:28 am

    Let’s stop calling ot acts of terror, and start calling it clear declarations and acts of war.

    No doubt however Malcom and Ossama will tell us islam is not involved because islam is only peaceful.

    • RonW says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 2:47 am

      Yes, but there’s no protocol for fighting a ‘war’ with distributed, non-homogeneous enemy combatants. Viet Cong: yes, WWII Wehrmacht:yes, etc, etc., but who do you name as them enemy if you don’t name ‘islam’?

      And they won’t do that, of course, because ‘muslims are the new Jews’ (yes I know muslims are the new Nazis…).

      Yes all of these nearly 30,000 attacks since 2001 are acts of war. They are acts of war in the name of islam, which will never be admitted by our political elites for a number of reasons, not least of which are economic ties to the very nations that are sponsoring all of this mayhem.

      We are selling our national soul to allow electioneering propaganda that placates the most strident of those who take the ‘high moral ground’, an imposing hill made of earth excavated from the graves of the rest of us.

      • grace says

        Jan 14, 2016 at 3:36 am

        Yep, Ron. I agree. I am reading The Book Thief atm, and it is scary how Nazism got so far while so many looked the other way.
        My heart goes out to the Jews, and certainly, islam is the new nazism.

      • sinantara says

        Jan 15, 2016 at 2:26 am

        If your can not call them Islamists or Islam terrorists or jihadis: here are some alternatives: 7 People Who Had Nothing To Do With Islam blew themselves up with bombs in the Starbuck Cafe, targeting the foreigners in said cafe and 2 attacked a police post. They Who Can Not Be Named claimed responsibility. Their act is probably linked to the fact that You Know Who is scheduled to appear in court. And, You Know Who is the most senior Person Whose Deeds have Nothing To Do With Islam who has declared his allegance to They Who Can Not Be Named.

  4. Dan Jones says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 2:40 am

    The religion of peace… oh, and of the 454 suicide bombers last year… 450 were muslim…

    More End Time News At:
    http://www.shininginthedark.com/?page_id=4526

    • terry says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 3:21 am

      May I ask who were the other four?

  5. jura says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 3:22 am

    It resembles lessons of Political schooling of the crew in a peoples army. Difference is marxism-leninism was only worth mockery, equality of man and woman is not mockery. But the crew is going to take it in similar manner.
    That whole idea definitely comes from persons who know (organised) such lessons from organizations like FDJ, NVA in GDR.

    • jura says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 3:24 am

      Sorry, wrong article.

  6. Doglicka says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 3:30 am

    But, Starbucks removed ‘merry christmas’ from their coffee cups. Didn’t they get the memo? They were already dhimmi’s. Maybe the dhimmi strategy doesn’t work so well huh?

    • Infidel from Down Under says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 3:41 am

      Yes, the muslim appeasers just don’t get it, the Mohammedans see backing down or even compromise as a sign of weakness to be exploited

    • spartan says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 8:36 am

      Then there must have been a Prophet cartoon contest there that day to provoke Muslims to commit unpeaceful acts.

  7. grace says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 3:42 am

    Question: how many of you have friends who agree islam is the problem?
    Of all the people I know, most see it as a problem but not as a very real danger. They only think in terms of terrorist attacks being the danger, and one that won’t affect them. They are pretty unaware of the danger of sharia creep, and do nothing to fight it.

    I even know many Christians who buy halal certified goods. They don’t want to know.

    • Charli Main says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 4:22 am

      @ grace
      In Britain, Christians and other non Muslims are being forced to by halal products, regardless of their wishes, as all abattoirs are halal complaint, thanks to the British Government´s Muslim arse kissing policies.
      I deeply resent eating food that has had Muslim mumbo jumbo muttered over it but apart from eating pork, I have little choice in the matter.
      I would love to see supermarkets and independent butchers shops put up signs—No Halal Products Sold Here.

      • dsinc says

        Jan 14, 2016 at 6:45 am

        Same here in South Africa. Just about everything has a halaal sticker on it. Muslim’s are 2% of the population and the 98% unbelievers are paying millions in certification fees. The conglomerates love it.They even hide the certification stamp under a fold in the packaging or group it with other logo’s so you don’t really see it unless you are looking for it.

      • gungadin says

        Jan 14, 2016 at 7:22 am

        I’m here in the states and I shop at a Polish market from time to time. Often their consumable packaged products read like something out of a UN internal correspondence…..there’s a multitude of symbols and letters many of which I cannot identify; that is with the exception of what appears to be Arabic writing on many of the labels.

        Asking the shopkeeper “what are they saying here on this label? Only gets me a shrug and a blank stare……just what in HELL are they selling? I wonder…

        • billybob says

          Jan 14, 2016 at 6:35 pm

          Every time your in the supermarket, just causally throw some bacon or pork chops in with the Halal meats in protest. That’s what they do here where I live. I see that has been done before I got there nearly every time I go to the supermarket these days.

  8. Baucent says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 3:49 am

    It’s been reported that up to 500 Indonesian muslims have traveled to Syria to join ISIS. What we are seeing now is a dispersal of Jihadists to their home countries to carry on the fight for the Caliphate. It should be remembered that muslim states that refuse to kowtow to the Caliph become enemies of the Caliphate. Hence the attacks not just in the crusader lands but also in Turkey and Indonesia.

  9. roger woodhouse says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 3:56 am

    Thats because the ‘truth’ for them is too hard to contemplate. They live in a world of denial only too happy to accept the soft soap dished out to them via the media The opast thirety years of PC propaganda has done for them. nothing we can do about it but to wait. Of course by then it will be all too late

  10. roger woodhouse says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 3:57 am

    Past thirty . Sorry typo

  11. The awful truth says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 5:06 am

    When I search for JihadWatch on Google it’s not the first site to show up. There are instead 3 YouTube videos on how peaceful Islam is and why it has nothing to do with Isis. These are paid links. Who pays for them? The videos do not reveal this. It’s apparently a distraction to prevent visits to this site or to befuddle the audience. These people are in denial, divided against themselves and aim ultimately and logically at terrorism. They’ve had a superabundance of money given by all of us blindly, oodles of time, enough indoctrination and totalitarian government using religion and now the poisonous fruits are worse than anything that Communism or Drug related terrorism could come up with.

    • Asian Crusader says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 4:31 pm

      If they are PAID links, then by all means let’s help Google make MORE money off whoever is behind this (ultimately Saudi Arabia, Bahrain etc. – the usual suspects).

      Every time you are leaving your computer, make sure to start one of the videos. When you are on someone else’s computer, start the video. Give it as many unseen “views” as you can.

  12. Jerry says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 7:46 am

    BismilAllah Rahmani Rahim
    In the name of Allah the Merciful and Forgiving

    The Religion Death makes again war
    on all Living!

    When they killed off all the Jews or no Jews left
    they kill Christians until there are no Christians
    left and so on with Hindus, Budhists Atheists and
    all non-Muslims.

    And then we will have peace?

    Not exactly.

    They kill Ahmadis and Sufis.

    and then?

    Then it is time to kill off all those
    who are not Muslims enough.

    Kill Sunnies if you are Shiite
    and kill Shiites if you are Sunny.

    And then?

    Kill of all the “hypocrites” and
    others who do not believe in
    same exact “truth” as you do!

    When will it all end?

    When the last of the genuine
    Islamic “true believers” kill off
    the one but last, who, naturally,
    was not as a “true believer” as
    himself.

    Simple!

    Much like the logic of another
    godless religion – Communism,
    a.k.a. Marxism – Leninism.

    They believe in the inevitability of
    the “Class Struggle”.

    And when will the “Class Struggle” be
    won? When the last person on earth
    kills of the one but last, and then we
    will finally have true equality.

    Just bring on the Iranian Nukes, in addition
    to the Pakistani and North Korean ones
    and we could all be Shaids in the Islamic
    Paradise, that is, if Global Warming does
    not get us first!

  13. spartan says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 8:33 am

    But even the afterlife there will be eternal jihad as the True Believers in Paradise fight over remianing virgins to rape.

  14. celticwarriorcanada says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 10:12 am

    What’s the big deal ! Didn’t you hear President Obama’s speech ? These are just muslim Rednecks , driving around old Ford Trucks with a gunner in the back using old out dated weapons . Just the Junior Varsity Team plotting destruction in old run down apartments etc . So Don’t Worry Be Happy like the song says !!!

  15. Alexander Lumbantobing says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 10:41 am

    We are not afraid! Let them meet their 72 houri virgins!

  16. j_not_a says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 10:52 am

    Geez it must be Indonesia’s aggressive, intrusive warmongering foreign policy mainly against poor, downtrodden hard done by innocent muslim countries that caused this deservedly violent act of retribution. Yeah, that’s it. Just like the foreign policies of south of Phillippines’, south of Thailand’s, south Nigeria and Sudan’s, Congo’s, Mali’s, Myanmar’s. India’s, I could go on….

  17. PJ says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 11:51 am

    5 jihadists kill 2 people in a coordinated attack. These guys are pathetically ineffective.

  18. alteisenindo says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 11:53 am

    As a local non-muslim Indonesian, I can assure you most muslims here have no doubt that these terror attacks were planned by people who hate islam (hint: Israel & USA). Some of them still think that its impossible for muslims to kill other muslims. Yup, they’re brainwashed to the core.

    If you guys still have right-wing news/sites that tell the truth about terror attacks like this, then here in Indonesia there’s none. The media will label this as a tragedy that has nothing to do with islam & be done with it in 3 days tops. When the next bombing occurs, the handling will be pretty much the same, just like Bali cafe & hotel bombings.

    All I’m saying is that this country has been conquered by islam a long time ago and everyone must bow down to islam (to some extent), and when radical muslims control the government again, sharia law will emerge again like in the past. Don’t let that happen to your country.

    • Mazo says

      Jan 14, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      Indonesia has been in the orbit of western nations for a long time- some would even say that Indonesia was a puppet state of America and Australia during Suharto’s rule. The CIA and Australia helped Suharto slaughter and genocide East Timorese, Acehnese, and Papuans.

      China, Indonesia and East Timor should further develop relations and help combat both terrorism and imperialism. Its good that Indonesia has been selling East Timor weapons to defend themselves against greedy Australian thieves who want to steal all their gas.

      • Doglicka says

        Jan 15, 2016 at 2:16 am

        What the fuck? Are you retarded or what? The only people that would say Indo was a puppet-state would be imbeciles – much like yourself by the sounds. Australia, for your information, STOPPED genocide of the East Timorese by the TNI (Indonesian Army). This was also acknowledged by Bin Laden as a reason for other attacks on Aussies bali etc.

        Islamic propaganda – gotta admire the lengths they will go to – and the level of IQ required to believe it.

        • Mazo says

          Jan 15, 2016 at 11:01 am

          America and Australia supported puppet pro-western Dictator Suharto’s invasion of East Timor and slaughter of East Timorese until Dictator Suharto was ousted by the Indonesian people.

          When their puppet Dictator Suharto was democratically ousted suddenly western countries decided they didn’t like Indonesia anymore.

  19. Asian Crusader says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    ***** If you guys STILL HAVE RIGHT-WING NEWS/SITES that tell the truth about terror attacks like this, then here in Indonesia there’s none. *****

    Five years ago, this statement would have sounded ridiculous and indeed presumptuous coming from an Indonesian. Now, it may actually be easier to get real information in Jakarta than in local media in the U.S. (let alone in Europe). At least, according to this post, the Jakarta bombing was reported as a fact (sans reference to the Religion of Peace TM), not ENTIRELY consigned to the memory hole.

  20. David F Mayer says

    Jan 14, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    If you need to teach it to them, they will never understand it. It is too late. In civilized countries, it is taught in childhood. In Muslim countries, it is taught never.

  21. We are NOT AFRAID says

    Jan 15, 2016 at 12:59 am

    I am an Indonesian living in Jakarta, I want to inform you all what happens to us. I can clearly say that the stupid scumbag Terrorists FAILED MISERABLY in their attack yesterday!

    Yes, they might have killed some people, but their main target to cause / strike terror in the heart of us, FAILED! Why, We are simply not afraid! Some of you who is not from Indonesia might not know this, but to us – Indonesian, Terror, Horror, and Death are simply as our friends, we live with them everyday! Started from very young age, when going to school, some of us even have to perform acrobatic walk across a string of rope across streaming river below just in order to go to school. Or have you ever ride a public bus that have no speedometer installed, brakes not working, etc? We do that everyday to and from school and works, even to our makert places. We are strong and brave people. ISIS and their scumbag should have studied us and our history first. So they won’t make these stupid move that instead of making us afraid, becoming bully victim and laughing stock all over the country. No respect or fear gained from this.

    So this terrorist attack means nothing to us. If you don’t believe me, just search this hash tag #kamitidaktakut, which literally mean WE ARE NOT AFRAID.

    You can see that just 100 meter from the bombing places when the incident still happening, a satay booth still opening still serving his customers, people are still ordering food and eating, people are surrounding the place watching and TAKING SELFIE! Snacks, cigarettes, cold drinks, fried tofu seller ARE actually just meters away from the Police post selling their goods to the police, army, reporters, etc.

    In our social media, we are busy discussing who is that handsome police over there, what fashion attire he is wearing, trying to find out who he is and stalking him, posting his other photos. Making jokes and meme about Baghdadi calling the terrorist to go to SURIAH and the terrorist think he said SARINAH instead (Sarinah is the building where Starbucks located and that area are known as SARINAH to us). People are doing business as usual.

    So I honestly ask, ARE WE LOOK AFRAID, TERRIFIED, and SCARED? Are the terrorists and ISIS succeed in terrorizing us or FAILED MISERABLY?

    They should’ve learn history, 350+ years of Dutch occupation didn’t break us, only make us stronger. Even with a sharpen bamboo sticks we are not afraid of facing the Dutch Soldiers with guns, boms and cannons. Most of our ethnics culture literally living to prepare for death! Search out how the TORAJA, Balinese prepare their funerals, etc. They have JIHAD, do they know we have PUPUTAN as well? Other ethnic groups have different name for that but it simply means FIGHT TO DEATH. The Bataks, The Dayaks, The Balinese, The Minahasa, and others have it only different names. Death is our friend, threatening us with death, doesn’t work my friend…. How can you terrorize people who is not afraid of death and see death as an old friend that is suppose to come one day?

    Note to ISIS: If you do mischief in our land again, your beheading… doesn’t surprised us. We did that long time ago, not only that, using our ancestor’s recipe, we’ll shrink your head and make it as our house decoration, and if your head is pretty, we might consider putting them as our accessories, as a necklace…. We are descendant of Warriors and we will be one if necessary to protect our people!

  22. mamridotorg@gmail.com says

    Jan 16, 2016 at 12:50 am

    who hasn’t felt like that after continuing to wait on line while the “barristas” discuss their weekend plans

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