No Filipino casualties so far in Jakarta attack, DFA says

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that no Filipinos were reported as casualties from the explosions in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to initial reports.

“So far we have not received report of Filipinos affected by the explosion in Indonesia,” DFA spokesperson Charles Jose said in a statement on Thursday.

The Philippine Embassy in Indonesia is continuously checking with local authorities, he added.

As of posting time, at least 7 were reported killed as at least three suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Starbucks cafe in in downtown Jakarta on Thursday.

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Two gunmen also attacked a police post nearby.

Three other explosions in other parts of the city were also reported, Associated Press said, quoting a local television network. RAM