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Indonesian Teen Who Was Suspected In Mosque Attack, Built Bombs At Home
An Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home and wanted to copy extremists he found online but had no links with any militant networks, authorities said.
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Suspected Indonesian Rioters "Pledged Support" For ISIS: Report
Two men detained by Indonesian police for rioting this week were part of a group that had pledged support to the ISIS militant group and intended to carry out jihad, or holy war, police said on Thursday.
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Two Indonesian Fishermen Kidnapped Near Malaysia: Officials
Two Indonesian fishermen have been abducted in waters off Malaysia that are plagued by kidnappings by Philippine-based Islamic militants, a security official said on Sunday.
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Softening Indonesian Hardliners A Long-Term Game
Life isn't easy for convicted militants like Machmudi Hariono when they walk out of prison in Indonesia. Barred from most jobs, shunned by society, Hariono's debts piled up until an outreach program working with reformed jihadists got him a kitchen job in a small cafe.
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Jail To Jihad: Indonesian Prisons A Breeding Ground For Militancy
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for ISIS, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
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Indonesia Identifies Militants, Arrests Others Over Jakarta Terror Attack
Indonesian police today named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, which was claimed by ISIS, and said they had arrested 12 people linked to the plot who planned to strike other cities.
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Indonesia Kills 1 Militant After Attack, Search For More
Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country today, a day after an attack by ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of the Southeast Asian nation's capital.
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John Kerry Condemns Jakarta Terror Attacks, Calls For Unity
The United States condemned an attack in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday that was claimed by ISIS militants, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
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Timeline: Explosions, Gunfight Rock Central Jakarta
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta today morning. At least six people died, including five militants.
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Syria Funds Suggest ISIS Link To Militants Arrested In Indonesia
Some of the Indonesian men arrested at the weekend after tip-offs that they were planning a string of militant attacks had received funding from Syria, hardening evidence of their links to ISIS, police said today.
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Indonesia Jails 3 Chinese Uighurs For Trying to Join Islamist Militants
An Indonesian court sentenced three men from China's Uighur Muslim minority on Monday to six years in prison for conspiring with militant Islamists in Indonesia, a police spokesman said.
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Syria Returnees Likely Behind Indonesia Chlorine Bomb, Says Police
Indonesian militants believed to have returned from fighting with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria are suspected of being behind an attempted chlorine bomb attack in a shopping mall last month, police said today.
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3 Killed at US Giant Freeport's Indonesia Mine
Three security personnel were found dead with bullet and machete wounds at a US-owned Freeport-McMoRan copper and gold mine in eastern Indonesia, local police said today.
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Indonesia Arrests Six for Attempting to Join Islamic State Militants
Indonesian police on Saturday arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State group, the latest in a growing wave of sympathisers emerging from the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Indonesian jailed for plan to attack embassy
An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamist militant to seven and half years in prison for masterminding a plot to attack the Myanmar Embassy in the Indonesian capital.
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Indonesian Teen Who Was Suspected In Mosque Attack, Built Bombs At Home
An Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home and wanted to copy extremists he found online but had no links with any militant networks, authorities said.
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Suspected Indonesian Rioters "Pledged Support" For ISIS: Report
Two men detained by Indonesian police for rioting this week were part of a group that had pledged support to the ISIS militant group and intended to carry out jihad, or holy war, police said on Thursday.
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Two Indonesian Fishermen Kidnapped Near Malaysia: Officials
Two Indonesian fishermen have been abducted in waters off Malaysia that are plagued by kidnappings by Philippine-based Islamic militants, a security official said on Sunday.
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Softening Indonesian Hardliners A Long-Term Game
Life isn't easy for convicted militants like Machmudi Hariono when they walk out of prison in Indonesia. Barred from most jobs, shunned by society, Hariono's debts piled up until an outreach program working with reformed jihadists got him a kitchen job in a small cafe.
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Jail To Jihad: Indonesian Prisons A Breeding Ground For Militancy
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for ISIS, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
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Indonesia Identifies Militants, Arrests Others Over Jakarta Terror Attack
Indonesian police today named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, which was claimed by ISIS, and said they had arrested 12 people linked to the plot who planned to strike other cities.
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Indonesia Kills 1 Militant After Attack, Search For More
Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country today, a day after an attack by ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of the Southeast Asian nation's capital.
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John Kerry Condemns Jakarta Terror Attacks, Calls For Unity
The United States condemned an attack in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday that was claimed by ISIS militants, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
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Timeline: Explosions, Gunfight Rock Central Jakarta
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta today morning. At least six people died, including five militants.
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Syria Funds Suggest ISIS Link To Militants Arrested In Indonesia
Some of the Indonesian men arrested at the weekend after tip-offs that they were planning a string of militant attacks had received funding from Syria, hardening evidence of their links to ISIS, police said today.
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Indonesia Jails 3 Chinese Uighurs For Trying to Join Islamist Militants
An Indonesian court sentenced three men from China's Uighur Muslim minority on Monday to six years in prison for conspiring with militant Islamists in Indonesia, a police spokesman said.
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Syria Returnees Likely Behind Indonesia Chlorine Bomb, Says Police
Indonesian militants believed to have returned from fighting with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria are suspected of being behind an attempted chlorine bomb attack in a shopping mall last month, police said today.
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3 Killed at US Giant Freeport's Indonesia Mine
Three security personnel were found dead with bullet and machete wounds at a US-owned Freeport-McMoRan copper and gold mine in eastern Indonesia, local police said today.
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Indonesia Arrests Six for Attempting to Join Islamic State Militants
Indonesian police on Saturday arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State group, the latest in a growing wave of sympathisers emerging from the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Indonesian jailed for plan to attack embassy
An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamist militant to seven and half years in prison for masterminding a plot to attack the Myanmar Embassy in the Indonesian capital.
