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>> so jeremy, paint a picture of this area. ive been to jakarta a few times. if im not mistaken, this is an out market area of jakarta. we understand the u.n. is there, a number of embassies. luxury hotels. we know there was a starbucks which appears to have been at least maybe targeted in this. i guess we dont know. but it was certainly damaged by the blasts. >> yeah, thiss exactly right. you couldnt get much more central in jakarta if you tried. youve got major international hotel chains all o...

Fight in the building. isha? >> kathy, were having a few problems with your audio. its not very clear. so apologies to our viewers for that. but let me just get some clarification. are you saying that the operation in the skyline building is over? is that what youre saying? >> i left a few minutes ago and walked further down the street. but the police let journalists and bystanders come in. they took out some of the [ no audio ] >> okay, weve got some problems with kathys line there. kathy with ...

Starbucks, and then the attack on the police outpost happened afterwards, the gunfight, and then one armed suspect fleeing the scene from what police have been saying so far, four suspects were killed. their bodies were brought to the police hospital. for now, the situation here has calmed down a bit, but we know that police forces are still in the area trying to secure it. people are not allowed to go inside the building or near the starbucks cafe. theyre able to move around that building. peop...

Received from the indonesian police spokesman do we have any more details as to whether those numbers i collude the attackers? were the attackers killed and what took place today. >> the policeman said he could not confirm that. he said we were still unable to identify the civilian victims. so he would not confirm that. and he also said that it was still unclear who was responsible for this attack. certainly no one has claimed responsibility for it. although theres a lot of speculation here from...

Taken out of the site to a police hospital. >> and kathy, lets rewind a bit and detail how all of this unfolded. you are in central jakarta, a busy intersection next to this mall. explain why this would be a prime target for any terror group. >> well, errol, this is a very busy intersection. you have commercial establishments, star bucks, mcdonalds across the street. you have offices that house the u.n. this is a street thats busy any time of the day, particularly during the lunch hour where peo...

>> they may not agree with all the tactics, because theyre fighting a cause many people think is worthwhile. people are leaving the taliban for the islamic state. its picking up strength. >> a couple of days ago there was a bombing in istanbul in a tourist area. ten germans killed. obviously tourists were target there had. and again in downtown jakarta. an area with a starbucks, mcdonalds, embassy. there seems to be a pattern here, right? >> exactly. and the turkish police are very good. ive wor...

Aftermath of these blasts and the gunfire, six people killed. one we know is a policeman. four are attackers. were sassuming the sixth pers is a civilian. we dont know that for sure. its extraordinary given whats happened with the six or so blasts, and the bombs going off in star bucks that the casual casualties are that low. >> well work on confirming the details and be back with more on the breaking news on cnn. plaque psoriasis...

As we continue bringing you this breaking news. police say they are now working to secure the area. these attack happened in the last few hours. this has been no claim of responsibility so far, but indonesia has been on high alert in recent weeks. police and the military have been going to have an east indonesian group that pledged allegiance to isis. it appears one of the targets was a starbucks coffee shop. >> you can see some of the blasts in that footage here. here is a statement starbucks r...

The numbers may rise, as you said, because this information came hours before the attack. we didnt know, for example, that the starbucks was the first target, first explosion happened there. so the numbers may rise. but hopefully not as high as people would think. but this is a -- indonesia is not a stranger to those attacks. weve seen the a tothotel bombe here twice, and the embassy. those attacks are on the top of peoples minds here, and the fear and threat of terror is something that people t...

Bali and in jakarta when they bombed hotels here, they were all gone, and that they had smaller groups that were not as capable of launching attacks. that might have changed, and im sure authorities will be looking at that. >> it is a very concerning situation there. cnns kathy joining us from central jakarta where the six blasts took place. at this point we understand six people killed, four of them suspects. one of them a police officer, and kathy, do stay nearby. we want to come back to you a...