Indonesia arrests militant over alleged plot to attack police division

Firearms and items seized by Indonesian anti-terror squad (Densus 88), are shown after a man was arrested, allegedly as an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) sympathizer, in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia August 14, 2023 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Fakhri Hermansyah/ via REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit on Tuesday announced the arrest of an alleged Islamic State (IS) loyalist suspected of planning an attack on the headquarters of the police's security division.

The man was detained in a raid on his house outside the capital Jakarta on Monday during which an IS flag, ammunition and 16 weapons were discovered, mostly handguns and modified air rifles, according to Aswin Siregar, spokesperson for Indonesia's Densus 88 counter-terrorism taskforce.