US adds 2 Indonesian jihadists to terrorism list
The two Indonesian jihadists are senior leaders linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid, and Al Qaeda in Aceh.
The two Indonesian jihadists are senior leaders linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid, and Al Qaeda in Aceh.
After rioting at Labuhan Ruku prison on Sumatra, some 25 to 30 prisoners escaped. Authorities recaptured several of the escapees. It is the third prison break in the country over the past six weeks; several terrorists escaped in the first of the three, in Medan. Interpol has blamed recent jailbreaks in Indonesia, Pakistan, and Libya […]
Members of the Detachment 88 antiterrorism squad ambushed four militants in Tulungagung in East Java province, killing two who fired at security forces and detaining the other two. The suspects were allegedly linked to terrorism activities in Java, Poso, Bali, and north Sumatra.
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As many as 150 inmates escaped from the overcrowded Tanjung Gusta prison in Medan on Sumatra after fires and rioting broke out. Two prison staff and three inmates died in clashes, and security forces are trying to round up the escaped inmates, at least six of whom are convicted terrorists; some 55 inmates are said […]
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A British man who worked as a senior supervisor at an oil drilling facility was kidnapped as he was being driven home in East Aceh. Six gunmen ambushed the car and tied up the driver before disappearing with the hostage.
Organizers of the “Miss World” contest in Jakarta announced yesterday that contestants would no longer be wearing bikinis and would dress more conservatively. Hardline Islamist groups such as Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia and the Islam Reformist Movement (Garis), which is linked with the Islamic Defenders Front, were not placated, and today warned they may organize protests […]
A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated near a police headquarters in Poso, killing only himself. The police suspect that the bomber was a member of the Islamist terrorist group led by most wanted-militant Santoso.
Police shot and killed a suspected Islamist terrorist in West Java after he tried to bomb a police station and shoot a policeman. The suspect was seeking to retaliate for a recent series of raids in West Java, Banten, Central Java, and Lampung that resulted in the deaths of three suspected terrorists and capture of […]
The Detachment 88 antiterrorism squad arrested two militants in central Jakarta and seized five homemade bombs. The two suspects, Zainal Abidin and Julisman, belong to a terror cell that has attacked Indonesian police, and were said to be planning to attack the Myanmar Embassy in retaliation for the treatment of Royhinga Muslims in Myanmar.
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Police in Jakarta killed three militants resisting arrest and arrested four others, and seized 14 pipe bombs, several guns, and over two pounds of gold jewelry. The militants are believed to be part of an Islamist terror cell in North Sumatra that robs banks and jewelry stores as a means of financing terrorism.
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Attackers threw petrol bombs at three churches on Sulawesi; two other churches were bombed several days ago. A minister in Java was jailed for holding Christian services. Authorities in Bekasi city near Jakarta banned all activities of the Ahmadiyah sect.
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National police announced that seven terrorists shot last week during raids that also netted four suspects were planning to bomb tourist locations in Bima on Sumbawa Island and Tana Toraja in south Sulawesi. Five of the dead men were said to have been followers of most-wanted terrorist Santoso. The country aims to adopt legislation next […]
Counterterrorism police killed seven militants in several raids against a new terrorist group that seeks to foment unrest between Muslims and Christians. The group operates out of Poso in Sulawesi province, and conducts terrorist training in the city.
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Indonesia is beefing up security around Christian churches for the holiday period, to prevent terrorist attacks. A rights group said intrafaith and interfaith attacks and intimidation in the country rose by 24% in 2012.
Roki Aprisdianto, who was serving a six-year sentence for recruiting Islamic militants to attack churches and police stations in Java, escaped from prison in a burka. A female visitor wearing two burkas passed one to him.
Antiterrorism police conducted raids in the Poso district of Sulawesi island this week, killing two suspected militants and arresting three more. Last month two policemen investigating a terrorist training camp in the area were killed.
The Detachment 88 antiterrorism unit arrested 11 people in four cities who are suspected of plotting to attack the US Embassy in Jakarta, the US Consulate in Surabaya, the offices of a US mining company near the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, and a police headquarters in Java. The suspects are members of the Sunni Movement […]
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At least 3,000 Islamist protesters from the Prosperous Justice Party gathered outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “America and Israel are terrorists!” Earlier in September, about 700 Islamists hurled petrol bombs and clashed with police outside the embassy.