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Indonesia violence: Samurai sword-armed men target police station Indonesia violence: Samurai sword-armed men target police station
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Four men who attacked a police station with samurai swords in Indonesia have been shot dead, authorities say.Four men who attacked a police station with samurai swords in Indonesia have been shot dead, authorities say.
The group began the assault by ramming a car into the police headquarters in the Sumatran town of Riau. The group began the assault by ramming a car into the police headquarters in the town of Pekanbaru in Riau province.
A police officer was killed and one of the assailants arrested. The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed the attack via its news outlet.A police officer was killed and one of the assailants arrested. The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed the attack via its news outlet.
It comes after a series of suicide attacks carried out by families that have shocked the country.It comes after a series of suicide attacks carried out by families that have shocked the country.
Police blame a local IS-inspired group, Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), for the attacks. Police blame a local IS-inspired group, Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), for the attacks in the city of Surabaya.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Following the 2002 Bali bombings, it had been widely praised for its sustained anti-terrorism crackdown.Following the 2002 Bali bombings, it had been widely praised for its sustained anti-terrorism crackdown.
It managed a combination of arrests and killings, alongside a de-radicalisation program that focused on changing minds and providing alternative incomes for released terrorists.It managed a combination of arrests and killings, alongside a de-radicalisation program that focused on changing minds and providing alternative incomes for released terrorists.
But, the country now faces a new threat, in part from from IS fighters who have come home after combat in Syria.But, the country now faces a new threat, in part from from IS fighters who have come home after combat in Syria.
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