Indonesia jails IS-linked couple who tried to assassinate minister

File photo of Wiranto being attacked by a man with a bladed weapon during a visit to Pandeglang, Banten on Oct. 10, 2019. A Jakarta court handed a 12-year sentence to Syahrial Alamsyah, 51, and nine years to his wife Fitria Diana, 21. - JP/Handout

JAKARTA (AFP): An Indonesian couple with links to the Islamic State (IS) group who tried to assassinate the country's chief security minister were jailed Thursday (June 25).

A Jakarta court handed a 12-year sentence to Syahrial Alamsyah, 51, and nine years to his wife Fitria Diana, 21, after convicting them on terrorism charges for trying to kill then security minister Wiranto in October last year.