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Indonesian police arrest 12 after Jakarta attack

An Indonesian man holds a banner made for a tourism campaign to encourage people to visit the country, outside the Starbucks cafe where Thursday's attack occurred, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Indonesians were shaken but refusing to be cowed a day after a deadly attack in a busy district of central Jakarta that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
An Indonesian man holds a banner made for a tourism campaign to encourage people to visit the country, outside the Starbucks cafe where Thursday's attack occurred, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Indonesians were shaken but refusing to be cowed a day after a deadly attack in a busy district of central Jakarta that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) An Indonesian man holds a banner made for a tourism campaign to encourage people to visit the country, outside the Starbucks cafe where Thursday's attack occurred, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Indonesians were shaken but refusing to be cowed a day after a deadly attack in a busy district of central Jakarta that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

By Associated Press 1 min read

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesian police say they have arrested 12 people suspected of links to the Jakarta bombings.

The audacious attacks by suicide bombers and gunmen on Thursday in central Jakarta killed seven people, including two civilians.

National police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti told reporters Saturday that arrests were made in west and east Java and in Kalimantan.

Separately, authorities say they have blocked more than a dozen websites expressing support for Thursday’s attack.