Indonesia raises security in Batam after terror arrests

An Indonesian anti-terror police squad searches for evidence during a raid at a residential area in Batam Center, Batam, Indonesia. - EPA

JAKARTA: Security has been stepped up in Batam, Indonesia following the arrest of six men on Friday who belonged to a terror cell based on the holiday and industrial island.

Batam Pos newspaper reported on its website on Saturday that security men with guns are patrolling the island's Hang Nadim airport.