IS 'funded attack in Jakarta'

Indonesian soldiers stand guard near the Jakarta Confention Center building ahead of the 5th Extraordinary OIC Summit on Palestine & Al-Quds Al-Sharif, in Jakarta, Indonesia, 05 March 2016. - EPA

JAKARTA: The Islamic State (IS) terror group directly funded the Jan 14 attack in downtown Jakarta, according to new evidence uncovered by the Indonesian police.

Money was also sent by the militant group to finance two other terror cells in Indonesia, that were plotting similar attacks in the country.