JAKARTA: Indonesian counter-terrorism police have arrested suspected terrorists in locations across the island of Java, foiling separate plots to bomb minority Syiah communities and target Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Bomb-making materials and “terror manuals” were seized after the arrest of six men in central and west Java who were either members or supporters of the Sunni militant group Islamic State, the Jakarta Globe daily said on its website.
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