Indonesia arrests militants suspected of plotting to disrupt election

Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit has arrested 59 suspected militants, who are now detained. - Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit has arrested 59 suspected militants including some loyalists of the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) suspected of planning to disrupt an upcoming election, a unit spokesperson said on Tuesday (Oct 31).

Nineteen of those arrested were from the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network, which has ties to al-Qaeda, while 40 suspects were from JAD, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS).