JAKARTA (Reuters) - The head of Indonesia's second-biggest Muslim group said on Wednesday he did not think radical Islam was gaining ground in the Southeast Asian nation, but warned factors such as poverty could help it spread.
Din Syamsuddin, who chairs the Muhammadiyah group, said mainstream Muslim groups in the world's most populous Muslim country could cope with challenges from more radical groups.
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