Indonesia’s anti-terrorism squad defused bomb ahead of Bali G-20 summit: Sources

Indonesia's Densus88 conducted five raids in September and October, ahead of the G-20 summit in Bali. - LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): About a month before world leaders gathered in Bali for the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in mid-November, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism squad Densus 88 defused a fully-assembled bomb during a raid in Banten province on Java island, according to two government sources.

The bomb was meant to target the summit, one of the sources told The Straits Times, though the tight security around the venue made it highly impossible for any militant group to penetrate the island.