Policeman killed as suspected IS militant attacks police office in Indonesia

A black flag associated with the Islamic State (IS) group is displayed in a press conference held by the police in Surakarta, Central Java. A sword-wielding militant killed an Indonesian policeman and critically injured another on Monday (June 1) in what authorities described as a suspected Islamic State-linked attack. - Jakarta Post/Asian News Network

JAKARTA (AFP): A sword-wielding militant killed an Indonesian policeman and critically injured another on Monday (June 1) in what authorities described as a suspected Islamic State-linked attack.

The attacker was shot dead during the early morning raid at a police post in South Daha district on Kalimantan -- Indonesia's section of Borneo island.