JI still a clear and present danger, say experts

Members of the Indonesia special police prepare for their security patrol in Kuta near Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 23, 2017.PHOTO: AFP.

JAKARTA: The Jemaah Islamiah (JI) has been building a secret armed unit with a growing pool of young militants, raising fears that the terror group is far from being a spent force, said counter-terrorism experts.

Regional security analysts have even coined the term "neo-JI" to describe the new threat emerging from remnants of the group behind the Bali bombings in 2002.