Three arrested in connection with Jakarta attack


Indonesian Special Police prepare to patrol at Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on January 15, 2016. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested three suspects in connection with the attack in downtown Jakarta on Thursday that left seven people dead, including five attackers.

Police spokesman Muhammad Iqbal told The Straits Times that the three Indonesians were nabbed during a pre-dawn raid in Depok, about 1.5-hour's drive from central Jakarta.

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