Indonesia's Chief Security Minister Wiranto is pictured as he being attacked during his visit in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, October 10, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Friday he had ordered tighter security for state officials a day after a suspected Islamist militant stabbed the chief security minister as he was greeting crowds in a provincial town.
Indonesia, which is the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country, is grappling with a resurgence in militancy and hundreds of suspects have been detained under tighter new anti-terrorism laws since the beginning of 2019.
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