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Two robbers take family hostage as police surround home
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Journalists, residents and police officers gather in front of a house in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta where five people were taken hostage by two men in the early hours of Saturday. The two hostage-takers finally surrendered to overwhelming police force. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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undreds of police officers have surrounded a house in Pondok Indah in South Jakarta, where robbers have taken a family of four hostage.
TVOne has reported that the robbers had initially taken five people hostage on Saturday morning, but one of them managed to escape and reported the situation to the police. A husband and wife and their two children remain in the home.
Community unit head Indra Rustam said the robbery and subsequent hostage situation occurred in a home in an upscale housing complex on Jl. Bukit Hijau.
The police have warned the robbers through loudspeaker to not harm their hostages. (bbn)
