Indonesian president: let's not be cowed by attacks
  • 8 years ago
Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged people not to be cowed by the deadly gun and bomb attacks that rocked the capital Jakarta on Thursday (Jan. 14)

While five of the seven people who died in the attacks were the assailants themselves, an Indonesian and a Canadian were also killed, and some 20 people were wounded, including an Algerian, Austrian, German and Dutchman. Some of the victims were being treated in the Indonesia Army Central hospital.

President Widodo was outside Jakarta when the attack unfolded but he cut short his trip to return to the capital by helicopter, and visited the scene of the attacks.

“We must not be frightened by what has happened, this act of terror. We should stay calm, because everything will be under control,” he said.

#Indonesian president Joko Widodo visits the site of a deadly bomb blast in #Jakarta https://t.co/7s0WBhpUzG pic.twitter.com/Z6bOroJ4MF— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 14, 2016

Paris-style attacks

Indonesian police
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