Indonesia police link Islamic State to Jakarta bombings - spokesman


  • World
  • Thursday, 25 May 2017

Indonesia policemen carry the coffin of their colleague Imam Gilang Adinata, a victim of a bomb blast at Kampung Melayu bus station in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police said on Thursday they believed the Islamic State group was linked to suspected suicide bombings that killed three police officers in the capital a day earlier.

When asked by reporters whether the attacks were tied to the Islamic State group, police spokesman Awi Setyono told a news conference: "There is a link".

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