Indonesia arrests 22 terror suspects after minister attacked

Indonesian police on October 14 arrested 22 suspected terrorists with links to self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) following the stabbing of the country’s Chief Security Minister Wiranto in Banten province last week.
Indonesia arrests 22 terror suspects after minister attacked ảnh 1Indonesian Chief Security Minister Wiranto is taken to hospital after the stabbing (Photo: AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesian policeon October 14 arrested 22 suspected terrorists with links to self-proclaimedIslamic State (IS) following the stabbing of the country’s Chief SecurityMinister Wiranto in Banten province last week.

A spokesperson of Indonesian nationalpolice said that those suspects were arrested in Jakarta, Banten, West Java,Bali island, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Jambi and Lampung provinces.

Earlier, Indonesian President Joko Widodoordered security and police forces to ensure safety for officials after Wirantowas stabbed when he was visiting Pandeglang city in Banten province on theisland of Java.

The two assailants belong to IS-linked terrornetwork Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), affirmed the chief of Indonesia’s StateIntelligence Agency.

JAD had staged several terrorist attacks inIndonesia, including the multiple suicide attacks in East Java and Riauprovinces in May 2018, and similar ones on a police station and Starbucks Cafein the heart of Jakarta that killed eight people in January 2016./.
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