Indonesia blocks radical websites after deadly militant attack in capital


  • TECH
  • Monday, 18 Jan 2016

Indonesian police stand beside a damaged police box, at the site of this week's militant attack in central Jakarta, Indonesia January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

JAKARTA: Indonesia shut down at least 11 radical websites and several social media accounts after a deadly gun and bomb attack claimed by Islamic State rocked the capital earlier in the week. 

Authorities said several accounts had been found on social networking website Facebook expressing support for the Jan 14 attack in Jakarta's commercial district, which killed seven people including five militants, and injured around 30 others. 

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