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Indonesian Militants Planned Machete-Attack On New Year

JAKARTA — Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State (IS) planned to attack a police post on New Year’s eve with machetes and knives, the authorities said on Monday, as the country’s elite anti-terror squad foiled yet another attack. The latest incident…
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Indonesia Police Chief Warns Of Growing Role Of Women In Terrorism

National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said Friday that terrorist groups have developed a new trend of recruiting women to launch attacks in the country. “Using women to carry out acts of terror is becoming increasingly more popular with terror groups because women…
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Arrested ISIS-Linked Cell Members Planning Attacks On Government Buildings, Myanmar Embassy

Arrested members of an ISIS-linked cell in Indonesia were planning attacks on government buildings, TV stations, and the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, police said, adding that the scale of the attack might have been even bigger than 2002 Bali bombing….
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