Jakarta (Reuters) - The terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has claimed responsibility for the detonation of an unknown biological weapon in the Indonesian city of Jakarta, killing an estimated 1,000 people.
The blast, which occurred at 5 pm in the central district of Jakarta, is believed to have killed around 800 people instantly. An approximate 150 more have since died of blast-related injuries, a number expected to rise over the next couple of days.
According to representatives from JI, the organization is in possession of five other biological weapons of "similar capacity" being held at "undisclosed locations."
The representatives did not elaborate on the conditions surrounding the detonation or its biological contents, though it is suspected to have contained a weaponized form of the avian bird flu.
"The spread of bird flu could be devastating to Indonesia and could ultimately kill around 1/4 of the world's population," a representative from the World Health Organization, said.
The threat posed by the remaining biological weapons, and whether or not JI is actually in possession of said weapons, is still under investigation.
