Ten years after Sarinah attack, Indonesia’s fight against terror moves online


Indonesian policemen escorting one of two terror suspects link to Central Jakarta's Sarinah bomb on March 2, 2016, in Malang, East Java. - AFP FILE

JAKARTA: A decade after the deadly Sarinah attack that shook the nation, Indonesia has seen a gradual decline in conventional terrorist incidents, though authorities warn that extremist threats are shifting to cyberspace.

Wednesday (Jan 14) marked 10 years since multiple explosions and gunfire erupted near the Sarinah shopping mall at the intersection of Jl. MH Thamrin and KH Wahid Hasyim in Central Jakarta, a busy area home to malls, government offices, and embassies.

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