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| Suspected Indonesia militant was making bombs 'more powerful than Bali devices' | |
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| Indonesian police have said a suspected Islamic militant arrested earlier this week was making explosives more powerful than those used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. | Indonesian police have said a suspected Islamic militant arrested earlier this week was making explosives more powerful than those used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. |
| Rio Priatna Wibawa, 23, was linked to Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian militant fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria, national police spokesman Rikwanto said on Saturday. Naim was believed to have inspired attacks at home including a January attack in the capital Jakarta that killed eight people. | Rio Priatna Wibawa, 23, was linked to Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian militant fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria, national police spokesman Rikwanto said on Saturday. Naim was believed to have inspired attacks at home including a January attack in the capital Jakarta that killed eight people. |
| Bomb-making explosives were recovered from a laboratory in Wibawa’s home in Majalengka town, West Java province, said Rikwanto, who goes by one name. With his ability, Wibawa was making bombs three times as powerful as the Bali bombs, Rikwanto said. | Bomb-making explosives were recovered from a laboratory in Wibawa’s home in Majalengka town, West Java province, said Rikwanto, who goes by one name. With his ability, Wibawa was making bombs three times as powerful as the Bali bombs, Rikwanto said. |
| A security crackdown since the 2002 Bali bombings has rounded up hundreds of radicals and reduced their capacity for large attacks. But a new threat has emerged from the hundreds of Indonesians who have travelled abroad to fight with Isis before returning home. | A security crackdown since the 2002 Bali bombings has rounded up hundreds of radicals and reduced their capacity for large attacks. But a new threat has emerged from the hundreds of Indonesians who have travelled abroad to fight with Isis before returning home. |
| Rikwanto said Wibawa, a dropout from an agricultural university who was said to have been radicalised by the writings of firebrand cleric Aman Abdurrahman, allegedly received funds from radicalised Indonesians working in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Taiwan, and was operating under the direction of Naim. | Rikwanto said Wibawa, a dropout from an agricultural university who was said to have been radicalised by the writings of firebrand cleric Aman Abdurrahman, allegedly received funds from radicalised Indonesians working in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Taiwan, and was operating under the direction of Naim. |
| Several other suspected militants were involved in the bomb-making and police are searching for them, Rikwanto said. Police, from their interrogation of Wibawa, believe he obtained bomb-making materials from contacts in Java, Sumatra and East Nusatenggara in Indonesia as well as the Philippines. | Several other suspected militants were involved in the bomb-making and police are searching for them, Rikwanto said. Police, from their interrogation of Wibawa, believe he obtained bomb-making materials from contacts in Java, Sumatra and East Nusatenggara in Indonesia as well as the Philippines. |
| Possible targets for attack were the parliament building, police headquarters, embassies, television stations, places of worship and cafes, according to Rikwanto. | Possible targets for attack were the parliament building, police headquarters, embassies, television stations, places of worship and cafes, according to Rikwanto. |
| Chemicals seized from Wibawa’s laboratory included RDX, which is a component in plastic explosives, TNT, high explosive peroxide HMTD and gunpowder. | Chemicals seized from Wibawa’s laboratory included RDX, which is a component in plastic explosives, TNT, high explosive peroxide HMTD and gunpowder. |