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Indonesia Arrests 11 It Says Were Plotting Attack on U.S. Embassy | Indonesia Arrests 11 It Says Were Plotting Attack on U.S. Embassy |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s antiterrorism squad has arrested 11 people suspected of planning a range of attacks on domestic and foreign targets including the United States Embassy and a site near the Australian Embassy, the police said Saturday. | |
The suspects were arrested on Friday and Saturday in four provinces, said Maj. Gen. Suhardi Aliyus, a national police spokesman. | The suspects were arrested on Friday and Saturday in four provinces, said Maj. Gen. Suhardi Aliyus, a national police spokesman. |
He said the suspects belonged to a new group called the Harakah Sunni Movement for Indonesian Society. | |
“From evidence found at the scene, we believe that this group was well prepared for serious terror attacks,” he said. The police seized a number of bombs, explosive materials, a bomb-making manual and ammunition, General Aliyus said. They also found a 6.6-pound gas cylinder filled with highly explosive material, and videos and images of attacks on Muslims in various parts of the world, he said. | |
He said the group planned to attack the United States Embassy in Jakarta, a plaza near the Australian Embassy and a local office of the American mining giant Freeport-McMoRan. It also planned to attack the United States Consulate in Surabaya and the headquarters of a police special force in Central Java, he said. | |
It was unclear how far the plans had advanced. | It was unclear how far the plans had advanced. |
General Aliyus said the police were still investigating whether the group had ties to established terrorist organizations like Jemaah Islamiyah. | |
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