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5 foreign nationals victims of Jakarta attack: ministry

Xinhua, January 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

One foreign citizen was killed and four other foreign nationals injured in the suicide bombings here on Thursday, Indonesian foreign ministry said in a statement.

The dead was a Canadian national and the four wounded persons were Algerian, Austrian, Dutch and German.

The Indonesian government remains highly committed to fighting terrorism and will spare no effort to ensure the security of nationals and foreign citizens in Indonesia.

Indonesia encourages all citizens and foreign nationals to remain calm and continue with its daily activities.

All business and premises within the vicinity of the incident are expected to be fully operational and normal by Friday.

Seven people were killed, including two suicide bombers and three other militants, and 20 others were injured in the attack at the police station and a Starbucks coffee shop at the shopping center compound. Enditem